Tag: transport
War of words over Western Distributor plans
Residents fighting against a new roadway they claim will destroy a Yarraville parkland have accused Transurban of a cover-up for refusing to release an...
Council seeks ban on all non-local trucks
Maribyrnong council is seeking a permanent ban on all non-local trucks using inner-west roads.
In a motion to last week’s meeting, Cr Grant Miles called...
Port privitisation puts bid to cut trucks in peril
A project that could take thousands of trucks off inner-west streets has been left languishing while the state government pursues its privatisation of Melbourne’s...
Push for Grieve Parade ramp onto Distributor
Hobsons Bay council is urging the state government to fund a study into the feasibility of building a west-bound ramp from Grieve Parade onto...
Multi-storey car-park proposal for Yarraville railway station
A multi-storey carpark at Yarraville railway station could be built to help solve both parking and safety concerns under a plan put forward by...
Truck curfew information session this Saturday
VicRoads may have a tough sell on its hands its second of two community information session in Footscray this week on the effectiveness of...
Mayor fed up with bridge crashes
Urgent action is needed to cut the number of over-height trucks crashing into Footscray’s Napier Street rail bridge following yet another collision last week,...
Free public transport for students
Victoria University is backing free public transport for students after finding significant numbers of young people skip school because they can’t afford myki payments...
Questions marks over Western Distributor under Yarraville
A boost in public transport spending and moving more freight via rail could kill the need for the proposed Western Distributor, a public forum...
‘Monster trucks’ coming to a street near you
“Monster trucks” may soon be rolling into local industrial areas after two transport operators put the case for their use to Maribyrnong council.
A report...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
