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  • Melbourne’s transport fares the highest – study

    A study of public transport fares around Australia has shown that for most trips, Melbourne’s fares are the highest of any of Australia’s mainland capital cities. The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) surveyed fares in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra, and compared them with the fares to come into effect in Melbourne in June.…

  • Federal budget bypasses sustainable transport

    Public transport advocates have criticised the Federal Budget for again failing to fund sustainable transport initiatives. Victoria’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said the Federal Government continued to ignore the problem, against the advice of such bodies as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose report last week on mitigating climate change highlighted the…

  • Commuters welcome extra trains, but more needed

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet, to help deal with unprecedented crowding on suburban rail services, but noted more needed to be done across the public transport network.

  • Geelong bus crisis ignored in budget

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a `grave disappointment’ for Geelong, with no new measures to halt the drop in patronage on Geelong’s urban buses.

  • Commuters welcome extra trains, but more needed for west

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet and redevelop Footscray station, but noted more needed to be done to help western suburbs commuters.

  • Budget disappoints (Manningham)

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a ‘disappointment’ for Manningham residents, with no extra allocated funding to solve the transport concerns of the area following unprecedented crowding on services.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Successful project a hopeful sign of things to come

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has congratulated the new Minister for Public Transport in delivering the Middleborough Road grade separation project ahead of schedule and with minimal inconvenience. “The Minister for Public Transport, Lynne Kosky, deserves congratulations for overseeing the Middleborough Road grade separation project and delivering a project ahead of schedule,” said PTUA…