Three years ago, an asphalt wasteland in Flemington was transformed into an adventure playground with a flying fox and ropes course. If the East West Link is built, the playground will go and may be replaced with a car park. Tony lives a kilometre away in Ascot Vale and brings his two children to Debney’s […]
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East West Link is ‘trucking’ awful
The East West Link will make Victoria the most productive state according to the ‘Freight State Plan’ released in August this year, despite the auditor general’s warning that more money needs to be poured into rail. In the plan, the $8billion road tunnel is touted as one of the key initiatives to ensure Victoria keeps […]
Rare beauty in Royal Park West
Roslyn Nataprawira shares the sights and sounds of the wetlands in Royal Park. 8:51 am A fresh spring morning. We take the main path heading east from the car park. A flitting Willie Wagtail is here to greet us; not many people around. A man is doing push ups on the edge of the playing field […]
Impact statement not required to assess impact
Changes to the ‘Major Transport Projects’ Act mean the impact statement on the east west link is no longer required to assess the impact of the project. The Major Transport Projects Facilitation Amendment (East West Link and Other Projects) Bill 2013 , passed by the Napthine government on 4 September and now in force, dilutes the requirements of the […]
East West Link a ‘freight solution’
The CEO of Linking Melbourne Authority has confirmed that the proposed East West Link is a “freight solution” providing an alternative city by-pass for trucks. Speaking on 774 radio on Friday, Ken Mathers was asked whether the East West Link was a freight solution as opposed to a commuter solution. “That’s correct,” he replied. Mr […]
Racegoers abuse local protesters
A young man dressed in a bright pink suit leant his head out of a slowly moving taxi. He yelled loudly: “F__k you!” The 200 Derby day roadside protesters responded with smiles – although a local government councillor returned fire: “Hey mate, you’ll lose twice” at the races and with an $8b tunnel. Organisers of the […]
East West Link will adversely impact ground water, heritage sites and parkland
The east-west link will adversely impact Royal Park, ten heritage sites including the Melbourne cemetery, ground water flow and contamination plumes according to the comprehensive impact statement released by the Napthine government this morning. The statement said there will be permanent impact and “substantial physical change” at two locations in Royal Park with 23.27 hectares […]
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