Cathy Oke candidate for Melbourne by-election

The Greens today announced Dr Cathy Oke as their candidate for the upcoming Melbourne by-election.
 
“I’m running to keep Melbourne livable.”


 
"This is a fantastic opportunity to inject new ideas into the House of Government"
 


"Only the Greens have the policies to fix Melbourne's Public Transport, put people back at the centre of planning and protect public service jobs."
 
“I'm looking forward to a campaign full of ideas to keep Melbourne liveable will be a fearless voice from and for the community.”
 

Read more about Cathy here

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Media Alert: Truck Action likely for Yarraville, Footscray

WHEN: 1pm today

WHAT: Community and Greens promise action against truck doubling and end to night curfews in Yarraville and Footscray

WHERE: Cnr Dean Street and Francis Street, Yarraville (near cnr Williamstown Road)

IMAGES: 500 trucks per hour, residential houses

WHO: Greens MLC Colleen Hartland with Martin Wurt - Maribyrnong Truck Action Group

"Residents blockaded the roads to get the truck curfews. When a community can't sleep it gets out on the streets, and I will stand with them." said Greens MLC Colleen Hartland.

For comment: Colleen Hartland - 9689 6373

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Greens support TAFE rally

Sue Pennicuik MLC, Greens spokesperson on Education will be attending the TAFE rally tomorrow to support Victoria's public TAFE system.

Who: Sue Pennicuik MLC, Greens spokesperson on Education

What: TAFE rally

Where: 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne

When: Thursday 10 May from 12.15 pm

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Keep Melbourne Liveable - Trains not Tollways

The old parties have a plan to choke Melbourne with a proposed tollway stretching from Melbourne's East to West. The Greens are siding with the community who want to see less congestion and pollution which means greater investment in public transport infrastructure.

First the former Labor government and now the Baillieu government have proposed a tollway stretching from the end of the Eastern Freeway (near Hoddle St) through Fitzroy, Carlton and North Melbourne to the Kensington/Docklands/Footscray area. Originally proposed as a tunnel, the government and developers are now reportedly exploring an above ground Citylink-style flyover through these inner-city suburbs, with on- and off-ramps into the city at various unnamed points.

There is a problem with congestion, but it's not an 'east-west' problem as the government says. The picture from all the studies is clear. The problem is the clogging of our roads from traffic wanting to get into the city, not travelling east-west. Of all the traffic coming in on the Eastern freeway, only 15-24% travels on to the west. By contrast, between 76- 85% ends up in the city, our inner-city suburbs or heads south out of the city. The more of these city-bound vehicles we can get off our roads and on to trains, the more we will alleviate congestion, freeing up inner-city streets for local traffic and the minority needing to drive from east to west.

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Thanks Bob and welcome Christine

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