transport
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Outrage at ongoing V/Line disruptions
Bendigo line commuters are dismayed by revelations that the disruption of V/Line services is set to continue for weeks to come. Hundreds of trains were…
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Commuters want Bendigo line fix
Bendigo line train commuters have welcomed moves to allow free travel after a week of major disruptions but are urging V/Line to quickly fix the…
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New calls to fix Sunbury level crossing chaos
Hume councillors are being urged to push for the upgrade of a rail crossing that’s creating frequent traffic snarls and leading to risky behaviour in…
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Boomgate chaos shows need for new Sunbury crossing
Another incident with boomgates in Gap Road, Sunbury has reignited calls for a third railway crossing. Police expect to charge a truck driver after a…
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Minister urged to ‘come clean’ on Sunbury V/Line
Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan has been urged to clarify her plans for access to V/Line services in Sunbury. Speaking in state Parliament last Tuesday,…
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Calls for toll subsidies to cut local truck traffic
Maribyrnong council is calling for subsidies to encourage freight trucks off inner-west residential streets and on to existing and future toll roads. The council will…
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Minister dodges Sunbury V/Line issue
V/Line services to Sunbury were “the elephant in the room”, a state Coalition MP told a public transport community forum last week. Public Transport Victoria…
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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 port.…
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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 heard…
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V/Line Sunbury reprieve ‘misses the point’
Sunbury rail commuters say moves to allow them continued access to V/Line services until the end of the year are inadequate and a betrayal of…
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V/Line will not enforce Sunbury ban
Restrictions barring Sunbury commuters from Bendigo-bound V/Line trains will not be enforced until next year. The state government has also promised that Sunbury will receive…
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