Join the Coalition of Transport Action Groups for a community rally and picnic, starting at Flinders St Station and ending up at the Alexander Gardens opposite the National Gallery of Victoria.

Keynote speaker will be Daniel Bowen of the Public Transport Users' Association.

Please ring banners and placards supporting sustainable transport and opposing the Eddington tunnel.

The Coalition of Transport Action Groups (CTAG) is a newly formed coalition of resident, action and environmental groups from east, central and west Melbourne. They oppose Premier Brumby's Transport Plan and advocate for sustainable public and freight transport.

The current state government is considering spending $9 billion on a single road project, which includes an East-West tunnel and a raised toll road through Sunshine and Footscray.

Rally organisers say the budget for the Victorian Transport Plan 2036 exceeds the total spending, adjusted for inflation, of the Snowy River Project. It is the biggest capital expenditure ever planned in Australia and none of it will be on sustainable transport.

None of it will benefit commuters, it is basically about the movement of freight between Melbourne Port and the new port facilities in Hastings.

An alternative vision is to spend that money on sustainable public and freight transport in Eastern and Western Melbourne.

Contacts:

• Western Suburbs: nofreeway4westfootscray@gmail.com. Clare 0401 218 459, Lucy 0411 577 797
• Central and West Melbourne: info@ycat.org.au. Freda 0403 526 342 (Yarra Campaign Against the Tunnel)
• Environmental groups, all suburbs: jbell@bigpond.com, Julianne Bell, 9818 4114, 0408 022 408, Royal Park Protection Group
• Donna Lancaster, Greens Councillor Candidate for Melbourne City Council,  04 0055 0037