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Welcome to the BTAG Website

BTAG has been created by West Sunshine residents who are concerned about the compulsory acquistion of their homes to make way for a raised road through our neighbourhood.

At two community meetings local residents and transport experts condemned the recommendations of the Eddington report. The report is focused on building more roads and has not adequately addressed the central issue facing Melbourne - Investment in improving the public transport system.  

The meetings decided to mount a campaign to shift the emphasis of Melbourne's transport plan to improving public transport. This would obviate the need for road tunnels and other costly projects that are unnecessary. It would save our homes and provide sustainable transport well into the future. 

After the Victorian Transport Plan was anoounced we went a little quiet because the plan to build a tunnel did not receive any funding. However, in September of the 2009 the State government allocated $5 million to look at options for building a tunnel from the Port of Melbourne under Footscray to Sunshine Road. The consultants hired were also asked to come up with options for linking the tunnel from its exit point near West Footscray railway station to the Western Ring Road.

The tunnel is being built to accomodate a million truck movement a year out of the Port of Melbourne and will have a major impact on the residents in Sunshine and West Footscray.   

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BTAG Alert!

Rally Against the Tunnel to Nowhere

Hands off Our Homes!

Say NO to tunnels & toll roads!

Better Public Transport!

Saturday November 21
Nicholson St Mall, Footscray
12.00 noon
Speakers from local community and Public Transport Users Association have been invited.
Organised by No Freway for West Footscray and BTAG.

Ph: Peter on 0417 367 688, or Debbi on 0438 119 185. 

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