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Busy train lines closing for works as Metro Tunnel trial looms

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Hatch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Passengers will board trains bound for the Metro Tunnel and its five new underground stations for the first time next month, as the $15 billion project inches closer to opening. Trains on the Sunbury and Cranbourne/Pakenham lines will be part of a June 21 trial, but passengers will need to wait to travel through the tunnel itself.
This inner-city suburb could become an entirely 30km/h zone

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Patrick Hatch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece has supported calls for a blanket 30km/h limit across East Melbourne to improve safety and deter motorists from driving through the area’s small streets.
Just six months in, new tram contract already off the rails

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Kieran Rooney |Patrick Hatch

By Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch May 28, 2025 — 7.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s new tram operators are already locked in a contract dispute just months after taking over Melbourne’s network, seeking compensation over damaged assets and raising the prospect of further legal action.
School bus and commuter services to be hit by driver strike

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Hatch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Thousands of commuters and school children risk being stranded on Wednesday by a strike by drivers that will affect nearly a quarter of Melbourne’s bus network.
Speed limit to be lowered in bid to stop trucks getting stuck

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Patrick Hatch

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Speed limit to be lowered in bid to stop trucks getting stuck

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Hatch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A new tactic is being deployed to tackle the seemingly unstoppable number of trucks, vans and buses smashing into Melbourne’s most notorious bridge.
Long-awaited myki upgrade delayed by another 18 months

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Patrick Hatch

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Long-awaited myki upgrade delayed by another 18 months

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Hatch

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Lost Dogs’ Home relocation under a cloud

Jan 22, 2025 | theage.com.au | Rachael Dexter |Patrick Hatch

By Rachael Dexter and Patrick Hatch January 23, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Years-long negotiations between the Lost Dogs’ Home and the state government have stalled, and the century-old charity claims its future is on the line as it is forced out of its North Melbourne home without the cash for suitable new premises.
Removing this level crossing would literally divide a community, say residents

Nov 29, 2024 | theage.com.au | Patrick Hatch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Newport residents are fighting a $369 million state government plan to remove their level crossing – and permanently close the road the connects a community. The Level Crossing Removal Program released plans for crossings at Champion Road and Maddox Road in Newport last week, including permanent closure of Champion Road after work is completed in 2026.