Merry Christmas 🎄 From our family + a troublemaking Elf 🤶
Christmas is coming, and so are our No Truck Zones and the New Footscray Hospital!
The new Youth Myki Card is now available to order from the Transport Victoria website. Starting January 1, public transport will be free for under 18s! 📸: Melbourne Public Transport Gallery
Yarraville! An early Christmas gift 🚲 The Harris Street bike path over Whitehall Street is opening today (9:30am)! This important cycling connection from Yarraville Gardens travels across Whitehall, through the new wetlands to the Veloway. You can stop by our friends at @kindredstudios for a coffee and ride on a completely separated path into the city. We have also opened a new raised crossing at Hyde Street. This project is part of 14km of new walking and cycling projects, proudly delivered by the Allan Labor Government and the Westgate Tunnel Project. Note- this section is pedestrian friendly too!
This has been a fantastic year for the Moss Cass Award, with the highest number of schools participating yet. The award celebrates the legacy of Dr Moss Cass and recognises young people who demonstrate leadership through kindness Congratulations to this year's winners. Lachlan Sketchley - Footscray West Primary School Ethan Pham - Corpus Christi School Mae Serpell - Kingsville Primary Angelica Totikidis - Yarraville Special Developmental School Matilda Szot - Footscray City Primary School Lucy Waugh - Footscray North Primary School 3011 Ruby Loh - Footscray Primary School Elijah Su - St. John's Catholic Primary School Stephanie Meares - St. Augustine's William Tiernan - Yarraville West Primary School Mia Nguyen - St Monica's Primary School Footscray Indiana Beattie - Footscray High School (pictured) Kofi Aden - Maribyrnong College Albaraa Khalid Mashwi - Western English Language School Sofia Grgic - St Margaret's Primary
$190,171 to be shared between @westwelcomewagon and @communitybikehub, thanks to everyone who participated in the West Gate Tunnel's Discovery Day. I was very happy when these two organisations were chosen to be the recipients, and this funding will allow them to continue doing their incredible work.
The West Gate Tunnel is open and our No Truck Zones have been gazetted.
Our new Ambulance Station in Maidstone has officially opened! The new purpose-built 24-hour branch is home to more than 30 paramedics and features modern, safe and fit-for-purpose facilities. I joined Minister for Ambulance Services Mary-Anne Thomas, and a few local paramedics for a tour of their new digs.
The West Gate Tunnel is opening on Sunday, and our 24/7 Truck Bans will go live. 🚫 Francis Street 🚫 Moore Street 🚫 Somerville Road 🚫 Buckley Street 🚫 Williamstown Road, a night and weekend No Truck Zone will apply. This will be transformative for our community, if you would like a 'this is a now a No Truck Zone' sign, visit my website via the 🔗 in my bio.
To the class of 2025: congratulations. Today is the start of a new chapter of your life…one of many! Today is a day to be proud of your achievements. For the @footscray_high_school students graduating class here's a photo of us all the way back in year 7!