- Target:
- Legislative Assembly of Victoria
- Region:
- Australia
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
* People living in Altona North have no access to train lines;
* The nearest train stations to Altona North are 40 minutes walk away;
* Population in Altona North is large and growing rapidly. At the 2006 Census, approximately 12,500 people were living in the Altona North & Brooklyn area. Population forecasts predict that the area is expected to have just under 16,000 residents by 2020, a growth of almost three times the rate for Hobsons Bay.
* Population is growing the fastest in the age groups: Over 70 and Under 35 - groups that reply on public transport options;
* Paisley Station was operational from 1929 - 1985, and remains on the Werribee line though is overgrown;
* Paisley Station is adjacent to a large recreation precinct that is undergoing an extensive upgrade - the facility would be much more accessible if the train station was re-opened.
MORE INFORMATION
More about Altona North: http://www.hobsons.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=3170&h=-1
More about Paisley Station: http://www.railgeelong.com/location/paisley
Satellite map of Paisley Station and surrounds: http://www.railgeelong.com/aerial.php?view=satellite&id=307
Councillor Tony Briffa who is campaigning on this issue: http://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=3711&h=0
The residents of the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria hereby respectfully petition the house to reopen a train station in Altona North in the general area of the former Paisley Station (Ross Road, Altona North) on the already duplicated Werribee line.
We note that the area has plentiful off street car parking. This train station, identified as a need by the (Hobsons Bay) council in their Integrated Transport Strategy, will provide benefits to the people in Altona North and Newport area including:
(a) greatly improving transport options for people in Altona North and;
(b) activating and revitalising the southern Altona North area;
(c) providing public transport access to the Paisley Park sports and recreation precinct and local schools, and;
(d) alleviating some pressure from Newport station.
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The Re-Open Paisley Train Station in Altona North, Melbourne petition to Legislative Assembly of Victoria was written by Kate Gilbert and is in the category Roads & Transport at GoPetition.