Tag: Sustainable Transport
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The Age: Slow tram to nowhere: Fishermans Bend transport plan still has no completion date
The Age reported on the Fishermans Bend Transport Plan, noting the lack of completion dates and its oddly timed release scheduled for a public holiday. Despite being Australia’s largest urban renewal precinct, Fishermans Bend has languished due to a lack of State Government commitment on essential public infrastructure required for 80,000 residents and 80,000 employees.…
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Integrated Transport Plan for Fishermans Bend
While it might be a public holiday – the State Government chose today to release the Integrated Transport Plan for Fishermans Bend Firstly, the good news: Mixed news: Securing the release of the Integrated Transport Plan, alongside the identification of needing bus improvements and the tram extensions is a testament to the strength of community…
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Metropolitan Transport Forum: AGM 2025
As the City of Port Phillip’s delegate for the Metropolitan Transport Forum I attended and chaired tonight’s Annual General Meeting. I was appointed Deputy Chair of the Metropolitan Transport Forum in February so was pleased to preside tonight’s Annual General Meeting. The Metropolitan Transport Forum provides a platform for combined advocacy on sustainable transport across…
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Council Meeting: 7 May 2025
The Council meeting this evening endorsed the Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan and upgrade works for Smith Street in Fishermans Bend/Port Melbourne to accommodate the new Fishermans Bend Primary School. Smith Street Upgrades Smith Street situated off Williamstown Road is the location of the new Fishermans Bend Primary School, which has been built to accommodate…
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Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group – May 2025 Meeting
The Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group meet every two months, with tonight’s meeting featured a presentation from Elliot Fishman from the Institute of Sensible Transport. Elliot discussed competing transport needs and the growing role for sustainable transport in not only improving social inclusion and environmental benefits, but also in supporting economic outcomes. Fishermans Bend, for…
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Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group and the Bicycle Network
This evening I joined Cr Justin Halliday in attending a public meeting of the Port Phillip Bicycling Users Group which featured a speaker from the Bicycle Network discussing the sustainable transport improvements required to provide genuine transport choice across the City of Port Phillip. Fishermans Bend, as an example, is on the precipice of two…
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Touring Back2Bikes
Back2Bikes is a not-for-profit charity located at 525 Williamstown Road next to JL Murphy Reserve within Montague Ward. The organisation provides repairs, and recycling of bicycles, as well as training in maintenance and the gifting of bikes to vulnerable members of our community. This afternoon I was invited as the Ward Councillor to a tour…
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Media Release: Monster petition to be presented to Parliament
The Eastern Transport Coalition’s (ETC) ‘monster petition’ will be presented on Thursday 24 June at 1.00pm on the steps of Parliament House. The petition has travelled throughout Melbourne’s eastern region since 21 July 2009 and has been hosted by each of the seven members of the ETC – the municipalities of Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse, Dandenong,…
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Maroondah Journal: One step at a time for Mayor
One of the first initiatives I implemented as Mayor was to return the Mayoral car, meaning I would continue to utilise sustainable transport, such as buses, trains and walking when undertaking Council commitments. The Maroondah Journal has reported on my usage of sustainable forms of transport within my Mayoral term: Maroondah mayor Alex Makin has…