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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A reminder of VIP meeting with representatives
from Vline and community members, this is a follow up from our very
successful meeting held in April this year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U><STRONG>Ursula Mc Ginnes General Manager -
Stakeholder Relations and James Edmonson Regional Manager from Vline will be
present.</STRONG></U> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mtg will be chaired by Keith Longridge, who is Pres
of Bendigo BUGS, Planning Officer Mansfield Shire Council. A bit of Keiths
backtground he is a <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT face=Arial
size=2>former member of the Newcastle Cycleways Group which faced similar issues
with CityRail (NSW), and experienced in planning for, eg. developing Bikeplans,
and developing cycling infrastructure with local government etc
etc</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Attached is the suggested Agenda items and notes
from previous mtg.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ursula has only just informed me as of Thursday
10th July that Vline is "currently establishing an internal working group
on bikes that will look at a range of practical things that can be done to
address the issue of bikes on trains in this environment of growing patronage".
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This meeting could be seen is can be an excellent
opportunity to put forth some ideas/suggestions that could be fed into this
working group. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It would be very much appreciated if this email
could be circulated as it is vital that we maintain our community relations and
to be able to take this opportunity to put forth our issues on intermodal
transport, improving and increasing public transport options and facilities and
to not let bans as was experienced earlier this year to happen again. Also, it
is vital that we ask such questions of Vline etc as to what they are doing to
support the reduction on oil dependency, working in with communities etc
etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=4><U>Vline &
Community meeting - Ray Bradfield Room</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Thursday 17th
July</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>6.30 <U>sharp start</U>
- approx 8pm finish</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>cuppa
avail</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are looking for a scribe for the
evening, anyone coming along who would be willing to take notes please
advise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Prior to this mtg will be a quick
meeting of the <STRONG><U>Transport Working Group</U></STRONG> (currently under
the MASG banner) who are organising a </FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><U><STRONG><FONT color=#800080>Slow Transport Forum which will be held
21st August, 6.30 - 9.30pm. </FONT></STRONG></U></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>For now, those interested in finding out or assisting with the formation
of this Forum most welcome to come along to a quick meeting prior to the Vline
mtg</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=4> <STRONG><U><FONT
color=#800000>Transport
Working Group mtg</FONT></U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Thursday 17th July
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>5.15pm to 6.15pm
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Ray Bradfield
room</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please forward this email to those who are
interested, with thanks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jillian Gibson<BR>03 54723098<BR>0409404791<BR><A
href="http://madamnoir.wordpress.com">http://madamnoir.wordpress.com</A><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Goddess
of Cycling and Recycling<BR>Bantam Tamer<BR>Madam Noir de la Savon <BR>Bee
Whisperer</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>