News archive for the ‘Traffic and access’ topic
Regional Rail Link community information sessions
In line with the recent announcement of major transport plans, an NWMA member (and
presumably others in Railway Place) received in the letterbox on
Monday 13 July a further update about the Regional Rail Link. Items of
interest include:
• the two new tracks between Southern Cross Station and Sunshine will
be built at surface level largely within the existing …
CoRBA Meeting with Lindsay Tanner
Last Tuesday, 8 June 2010, the Coalition of Residents and Business
Associations – Melbourne (CORBA) met with the Federal Member for
Melbourne, Lindsay Tanner at his Melbourne electorate office. The
North and West Melbourne Association (NWMA) was represented by Kevin Chamberlin, Vice Chair and Bill Cook, Treasurer.
CORBA had meet with Lindsay previously on the issue of Melbourne City
Council …
Road Tunnels – Leader article
We also draw your attention to an article in the Melbourne Leader indicating that the status of the East-West tunnel link between the eastern freeway and Footscray is not dead as the Government had led us to believe, but is the Stage 2 follow-on for the currently being planned Westlink project proposed to link West Footscray under the Maribyrnong River …
Council support mandatory height limit and open space for La Trobe Close
The City of Melbourne Planning Committee met on 1st Dec 2009, the LaTrobe Close Re Development was one of the items on the agenda.
The NWMA supports the provision of social housing in North and West Melbourne, though we insist that government adopts its own policy of social housing integrated with private housing, that quality be maintained, that there be …
PPL AGM Speaker Paul Mees
Members are invited to attend the PPL AGM on Saturday 5th December at 2.00 pm at the North Melbourne Library. Further details as follows:
Dear PPL VIC members and friends
Here is the reminder notice of Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. AGM 2009. I am sending this out to members and contacts.
Dr Paul Mees is the guest speaker.
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