PRESS RELEASE 28/08/08

Posted by webmaster on Aug 29 2008 | News, Press releases

PRESS RELEASE 28/08/08
MARIBYRNONG TRUCK ACTION GROUP
Maribyrnong Truck Action Group Response to Leaked B Triple Plan
The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) has called leaked plans to allow B Triple trucks to use suburban routes “scary” but expects Tim Pallas will not approve them.
“Anyone with a modicum of common sense will see immediately that B Triples using [...]

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Mega-trucks plan

Posted by webmaster on Aug 28 2008 | News

Massive B-triple trucks eight times the length of a family car would be allowed to run on CityLink and many other main commuter routes, under a secret Department of Transport plan leaked to the State Opposition.

The leaked document shows the routes B-triples (prime movers towing three trailers that can weigh up to 82 tonnes and [...]

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Submission on the East-West Link Needs Assessment

Posted by webmaster on Jul 15 2008 | Media files, News

Introduction
The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) is a community group that exists solely to raise awareness about the negative impacts of trucks on the amenity of Melbourne’s inner west and to campaign for solutions. MTAG was pleased to submit its Eddington East-West Links Needs Assessment Study submission earlier this year.
MTAG welcomes the East West Link [...]

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Footscray locals get involved

Posted by webmaster on Jul 08 2008 | News

Whilst long overdue, some residents of Footscray have entered the truck debate. After speaking to members of MTAG who live in Footscray and Seddon, this is their response to the situation:
“(The people in Footscray) closely associate MTAG with Yarraville and are perhaps unsure about its motives when to them, it looks like through their [...]

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Maribyrnong Truck Action Group
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Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) Background and History
Francis St Yarraville April 2006 
MTAG was formed in late 2005 out of concern about the negative effects of the growing number of trucks using residential streets in the inner west Melbourne municipality of Maribynong, which includes the suburbs of Footscray and Yarraville. Its aim is to pressure Government [...]

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  • sally Suitton: i am just about to leave for Court. Standing in front of the magistrate, I will be asked why I drove a car through changing lights….or, more appropriately, why do I think I...
  • Peter: Here’s more from the latest research on B Triples… Effect of Bigger Trucks on Mode Share The argument that bigger and heavier trucks reduce the number of trucks on the road...
  • Lilly: Thanks to the trucks, my house has 4cm cracks from the windowcill to the ground. The constant roar or trucks drives me insane. I couldn’t bare to think about all of the fumes and...
  • philip lethlean: In March 2008 I was parked in the service lane by the Hume highway near Euroa when a B -double slammed into me at full speed . He rolled , my car was totalled and miraculously I...
  • adam: The whole point of the post was that there exists no IDEAL solution, and therefore many local residents will be angry, others happy. What facts/maps/proposed alignments did MTAG present to...
  • Peter: Not quite sure what you mean Adam in your first paragraph… But I do know that MTAG has worked extremely hard to recommend a solution that will have the best outcome possible for the...