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The YCAT rally on Sunday 27 July 2008 at Smith’s Reserve in Fitzroy was well attended, with about 200 people hearing a variety of speakers provide coherent opinions about what a waste of money building the east-west tunnel would be and how unnecessary it is.

Dr Paul Mees

The participants agreed they wanted the state government to invest in public transport as a priority. Public transport has been neglected for decades and this needs to change. More cars on more roads is not the answer.

MLA Richard Wynne

Unfortunately I don’t have much faith in the government’s ability to listen or to achieve positive change, at least with the current Transport Minister. It will be a long hard struggle to make the government see sense.

MC Corinne Grant

MC Rod Quantock

The speakers, introduced by MCs Corinne Grant and Rod Quantock, were:

• Freda Watkin, YCAT Campaign
• Dr. Paul Mees, Transport Planner, RMIT
• Cr Judy Morton, Mayor City of Yarra
• Greg Barber, MLA
• Richard Wynne, MLA for Richmond
• Cr Stephen Jolly, Yarra City Councillor

Cr Stephen Jolly

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