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Feb 2008: Federal Budget Submission Print E-mail

The new Federal government has called for submissions to their budget process.  Here is the TOOT submission.

TOOT Budget Submission Feb 2008 (64k, PDF) 

 
Nov 2007: Connecting Communities, Linking Regions Print E-mail

A discussion paper from TOOT on the Brisbane-Sydney transport corridor, and how our rail corridor can help combat congestion in the short- and long-term.

Download Connecting Communities, Linking Regions (578k, PDF) 

 
Mar 2007: Uni survey supports Commuter Service & Qld link Print E-mail

Southern Cross University survey shows huge support for a commuter service by residents and tourists: 72%.

And a massive 91% would use the service if linked to the Gold Coast.

Read more...
 
Feb 2007: Cross-border Taskforce Print E-mail

The NSW-Qld Cross Border Taskforce was first announced in June 2006 in a press release. 

To date the only progress has been one discussion paper that we and other organisations consider very flawed.

There has been minimal community consultation and  we question the political motivations behind the taskforce.

Read more...
 
May 2006: TOOT NOW! Plan Print E-mail

Our TOOT Now! Plan calls for

  • 16-train per day local passenger rail service
  • a link from Murwillumbah to the Gold Coast
  • an integrated sustainable transport plan.

 

 

 

We reveal that it would cost less per year to operate 16 daily trains ($1.6 mil pa) than what is currently spent on the unpopular bus service, the basic maintenance of the unused line, and the resultant additional road maintenance costs ($2.8 mil pa).

Download a copy of the Plan (500kb pdf). You can also download a copy of the Needs Analysis (109kb) mentioned on page 5. 

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Existing line showing short gap to Qld. link up
 
March 2006: Draft Regional Strategy for the Far North Coast Print E-mail

The NSW Dept of Planning released their Draft Regional Strategy for the Far North Coast in March 2006.

 
For more information you can visit the official website here

All the plan says about the train line is "protect the corridor"  - this is not good enough.

 
The final document was released in January 2007 and contained no improvements when it comes to transport.

 

Read our submission (106kb, PDF).  


 

 
Nov 2004: NSW Parliament Inquiry Print E-mail

The NSW Legislative Council (the upper House) held an inqury into the decision to stop the XPT service in June 2004. 

The report Closure of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail service (pdf, 200 pages) by the Legislative Council, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 was published Nov 2004.

One of the recommendations was to 'immediately introduce a new regular commuter rail service from Casion to Murwillumbah, which would connect at Casino with the XPT service between Sydney and Brisbane.'

 

 
Oct 2004: A future for trains in NSW Print E-mail

A Future for Regional Passenger Trains in New South Wales (pdf, 20 pages)

Published by the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW, by Assoc Prof Ian Gray, Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University.

Prof Gray found a systematic downgrading of the NSW country rail network. He also found that after periods of poor punctuality, rail patronage dropped.

 
Sept 2004: PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) Report Print E-mail

The only publicly available detailed report on the state of the Casino-Murwillumbah line.

The report find that a commuter service of up to 16 trains per day could be established. 

The appendix covers all the bridges in detail.

The report  was funded through the Federal Government's Sustainable Regions Program.

Feasibility for passenger and/or commuter services on the Murwillumbah to Casino branch line (pdf, 130 pages).

 

Read more...
 
2003: "Parry Report" - Ministerial Inquiry into Sustainable Transport in NSW Print E-mail

in 2003 Dr Tom Parry conducted an inquiry into transport for the NSW Government .

Access the interim and final reports at the Ministry of Transport

Read NRTF's Response to interim Parry report (70kb). 

 

 

 
Media Release

8 Feb 2008

Urgent Action Required to Avoid F3 Type Transport Disaster On The North Coast 

Latest media release

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Federal Budget

The new Federal government has called for submissions to their budget process.

TOOT Budget Submission.

Our Rail Future

Connecting Communities Linking Regions

A discussion paper on why rail matters in this region.

Download PDF (578 KB) 

Ghost Line

Local residents Michael Brereton & Tom Cuyler have written a great song for us called 'Ghost Line'

Download MP3 (4.1MB) 

 
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