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S.O.B.A. Rally
Thank you to all our members and supporters who attended
the Save Our Bush Rally and Bush
Funeral on the steps of Parliament House on February 24.
It was great to join forces with other groups such as Friends of
Pines Flora and Fauna, Save Coomoora Reserve Coalition
and the Green Wedges Coalition, who are all
fighting against the destruction of the native bushland and
parks by freeways.
We had a lot of media in attendance and turnout was good.
Click on this link
to our President's speech at the Rally (PDF
download).
Please enjoy the photos and stay tuned for our next
Newsletter and also the Banyule Festival on March 27-28.
Cheers
Marion Ware, President Friends of Banyule
For more information on the SOBA Rally, click on this
link (PDF with active links)
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ABC News (posted 26 Feb 10)
See the revelation re Planning Minister Madden's public
consultation process! Click on the following link to discover what
happened Thursday 28 February, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/25/2830415.htm
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Banyule Bus Services Review near Completion
(posted 23 Feb 10)
The route bus services that currently operate in Banyule and
in neighbouring municipalities are poor. Service frequencies are
inadequate, routes are indirect in many cases and there are
insufficient Saturday and Sunday services. Connectivity with
rail services is also poor at many stations and interchanges.
As a consequence, many Banyule residents who would like to use
public transport are unable to do so. Most road traffic in
Banyule is generated locally or from a nearby municipality.
With increasing concern about climate change and growing road
congestion, many more Banyule residents should and would use public
transport to go to work, to school, to shop and to visit
friends. However, current service arrangements make this
impossible for many.
Please see our 'In
the Press' webpage for feedback from residents - in
particular the article in the Manningham Leader from January 28,
2010
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Greensborough railway station: major bus/rail
interchange in urgent need of upgrade.
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The Victorian government is reviewing bus services in the Cities
of Banyule, Moreland and Darebin. This is one of the 16 Bus
Service Reviews the government is conducting right across
Melboure. Friends of Banyule made a comprehensive
Submission in November 2009 to the government Review. Please
click here to read the Friends of
Banyule Submission to the Bus Review.
The findings of the Review and a government announcement of
possible changes to bus services in Banyule are expected
soon. We recommend to the Victorian government that they
accept the recommendations in our Submission and to respond
positively to develop sustainable transport in Banyule and
surrounding suburbs, reduce road congestion and associated noise
and air pollution and to preserve the natural environment.
We will keep you informed of outcomes from the Victorian
government Bus Review and its impact upon residents of the City of
Banyule.
The 903 SmartBus which services Burgundy Street, Bell Street and
Northland Shopping Centre and beyond every 15 minutes on weekdays.
City of Banyule residents need more bus services of this quality to
reduce car dependency and protect the environment
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Current Status of planning for the North-East Link
freeway (posted 11 Dec 09)
Bayule Council's last Meeting for 2009 (Monday 14th December 2009)
provided a comprenhensive summary on planning for the North-East
Link freeway through Banyule City.
For more information see Agenda document (go
to page 76). The 'Attachment' documents that are
referred to are available on Banyule
Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes webpage.
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Common Urban Myths About Transport
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Kelvin Thomson on Population Growth
The issue of population growth is very much related to
the planned freeway here in Banyule. As Melbourne's
population increases and the Government continues to make land
available in the outer suburbia without any functional
infrastructure such as public transport, people are reliant on
private cars to travel to and from work, go shopping or pick up
their children from school etc. This in turn puts additional
pressure on our local roads. A carefully implemented population
reform, public transport solutions and rail freight will make a
freeway unnecessary! Please take the time to read this
interesting document.
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Friends of Banyule's AGM
Friends of Banyule's Annual General Meeting was held
on 29 October 2009 at 7pm at the Old Shire Offices, 60
Beverley Road, Heidelberg. A copy of the AGM Minutes is now
available.
It was a great turn out with standing room only left in the house.
We would like to thank everyone who attended, including all
our members, new members and the general public. Clearly,
there is a lot of concern in our community for the proposed
freeway/tunnel/viaduct.
If you would like to read an excerpt from our President, Marion
Ware's Report, click here.
We would also like to thank our keynote speaker, Greg Barber
MLC for providing us with information on transport
facts & issues, community influence and options for moving
our campaign forward in the future. Question time afterwards
was interesting and lively.
A couple of important points from Greg's address were 'never
give up' and that our politicians will listen if we come together
as a community as show our common voice in opposition to a
project that clearly wont solve the transport issues currently
facing us. It was also great to know that there have been
some very successful campaigns in other areas of Melbourne when
there was a large show of opposition from the community to the
project.
Lets make ourselves heard... contact your Local, State and Federal
MPs today and let them know you object to the proposed North-East
Link freeway project ! You can find details of who to write
to, email or phone on our 'What we Do' page on the website - click on the
'What Else Can I do' link at the top of the page to take you to our
politicians' contact details.
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Friends of Banyule Newsletters
Our Newsletters are sent regularly throughout the
year via email to our member base and cover
topics
including latest news of Friends of Banyule's campaign,
events & meetings that our members are
participating in and information and hyperlinks we trust
you will find interesting.
Copies of our Newsletters are available for download
in PDF format from the links below. If
you
would like a 'email/web friendly' copy with active hyperlinks
sent to you via email, please don't hesitate to
contact us at info@friendsofbanyule.org
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of anyone that would like to receive our Newsletters,
please contact Sharon at info@friendsofbanyule.org.
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