[publictransport] Vline & Community mtg this Thursday 17th 6.20pm, Ray Bradfield room - bikes, trains, sustainable and intermodal transport!

[Jill Gibson]

Hi All, 

A reminder of VIP meeting with representatives from Vline and community members, this is a follow up from our very successful meeting held in April this year.

Ursula Mc Ginnes General Manager - Stakeholder Relations and James Edmonson Regional Manager from Vline will be present. 

Mtg will be chaired by Keith Longridge, who is Pres of Bendigo BUGS, Planning Officer Mansfield Shire Council. A bit of Keiths backtground he is a former member of the Newcastle Cycleways Group which faced similar issues with CityRail (NSW), and experienced in planning for, eg. developing Bikeplans, and developing cycling infrastructure with local government etc etc

Attached is the suggested Agenda items and notes from previous mtg.

Ursula has only just informed me as of Thursday 10th July that Vline is "currently establishing an internal working group on bikes that will look at a range of practical things that can be done to address the issue of bikes on trains in this environment of growing patronage". 

This meeting could be seen is can be an excellent opportunity to put forth some ideas/suggestions that could be fed into this working group. 

It would be very much appreciated if this email could be circulated as it is vital that we maintain our community relations and to be able to take this opportunity to put forth our issues on intermodal transport, improving and increasing public transport options and facilities and to not let bans as was experienced earlier this year to happen again. Also, it is vital that we ask such questions of Vline etc as to what they are doing to support the reduction on oil dependency, working in with communities etc etc.

Vline & Community meeting - Ray Bradfield Room
Thursday 17th July
6.30 sharp start -  approx 8pm finish
cuppa avail

We are looking for a scribe for the evening, anyone coming along who would be willing to take notes please advise.

Prior to this mtg will be a quick meeting of the Transport Working Group (currently under the MASG banner) who are organising a Slow Transport Forum which will be held 21st August, 6.30 - 9.30pm. For now, those interested in finding out or assisting with the formation of this Forum most welcome to come along to a quick meeting prior to the Vline mtg

 Transport Working Group mtg
Thursday 17th July 
5.15pm to 6.15pm 
Ray Bradfield room



Please forward this email to those who are interested, with thanks. 

 
Jillian Gibson
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