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  • Maroondah Environment Forum

    The City of Maroondah is holding an environment forum to discuss issues of concern to the community and to address issues relating to urban sustainability. This will be one of a series, with this first forum consisting of a largely open format allowing the community to set the agenda for the issues that council should…

  • Tram and train user compensation available

    Due to recent delays on the public transport network, monthly and longer ticketholders can claim for poor performance on: Yarra Trams for March — Click here for a form or ring on 1800 800 166 Connex for January, February and March — Click here or get a form from a staffed station V/Line for January…

  • Media comments on tram priority

    Following on from a story in the Herald-Sun, 3AW today (11th April 2007) quoted Paul Mees commenting on the issue, but incorrectly named him as representing the PTUA. This error was later repeated in MX, blended-in with some actual comments from the PTUA. Paul was president of the organisation for some years, but resigned from…

  • March 2007 newsletter

    Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. March 2007 edition articles: The minister writes for you Connex Siemens debacle PTUA meets the PT players March fare changes welcomed Expert raises eyebrows East-west study launched Suburban branches Peak oil – been and gone?

  • Get set for traffic chaos

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today warned that the State Government is failing Melbourne’s inner and eastern suburbs by neglecting to adequately plan and provide public transport before the opening of EastLink, or deal with current overcrowding on existing services.

  • Fare simplification welcomed

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed changes to the fare system taking place this Sunday, March 4th. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said that the removal of zone 3 represented a big price cut for city commuters coming in from the outer-most suburbs, and the cuts to V/Line fares would also be welcomed by…

  • State budget needs to rescue troubled public transport system

    Long-suffering commuters expect a major boost to public transport in this year’s state budget, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “After months of poor reliability and disruptions, public confidence in the system is at a tipping point,” said PTUA President Daniel Bowen. “Decisive action is needed to regain public trust. Failure would mean…

  • Conference: the Future of Melbourne’s Public Transport

    Half-day conference, Tuesday 20th February 9am-1pm Organised by the Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT), Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), and the Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF) Our rail system is in crisis; public transport is required to lift its game to meet the targets set in Melbourne 2030; the franchise…

  • High petrol prices a sign of worse to come

    Rising petrol prices over recent years are giving Australians a glimpse of the future, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) warned today. The warning came as a Senate Inquiry into future oil supplies highlighted growing doubts about the ability of global supplies to meet projected demand. “The transport status quo is a recipe for disaster,”…

  • Users call on Bracks to sack Connex

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called on the Bracks Government to commit to not renewing the suburban train franchise with Connex in 2008. The call comes after unprecedented disruptions to train services, due to problems with the braking systems on Siemens trains. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said Connex had been aware of the…

  • Melbourne set to grind to a halt

    Make no mistake: our public transport system is in crisis, and if safety concerns force the removal of the remaining Siemens trains from the network, the city is in danger of grinding to a halt. But it is the height of negligence for the Bracks Government to try and wash its hands of the matter…

  • Hold onto your train tickets — Compensation available

    Monthly and longer ticketholders will get compensation from Connex for January for the large number of cancelled and delayed trains. While it is only a Daily ticket — more of a token than genuine compensation — and it does not apply to shorter term ticketholders who have also put up with poor train services this…