The Daily PerspectivePremier rules out CFMEU impact on North East Link costs
Yallambie's Lost Route: How a Promised Road Reopening Became Permanent Closure
John 
A large #sinkhole has appeared in the #Melbourne suburb of #Heidelberg, with authorities warning residents to stay away as it could continue to grow in size.
The sinkhole occurred in the AJ Burkitt Oval in Heidelberg, with emergency services setting up an exclusion zone. The ABC reports the sinkhole is near #Tunnelingworks for the #NorthEastLink road project. #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/banyule-locals-blame-north-east-link-for-sinkhole-at-oval/106201992
Philip Mallis 🇺🇦First post of 2026 on poor transport disruption information for upcoming closures of the Eastern Freeway: https://philipmallis.com/2026/01/05/hunting-for-north-east-link-disruption-information/
JesseThe Victorian Government's major projects seen an $11 billion cost increase since last year.
This article provides a breakdown of which projects have gone over budget and by how much. Weirdly the article avoids calling out that $10.57 billion of the blowout is just the North East Link road tunnel project which increased in cost by almost 50% last year.
Victoria doesn't have a budget problem is has a road problem, we're building too much expensive road.
nickFun times here in #Melbourne with #northeastlink https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/north-east-link-s-secret-deals-over-potholes-and-home-damage-compensation-20241202-p5kv4v.html
The Dutch spend $598€ ($986 AUD) on bicycle infrastructure every year.
The 10km North-East Link motorway ($28 billion AUD) is the same as 30yrs of Dutch bicycle infrastructure.
The Dutch have really only been serious about bicycle infrastructure for 50yrs.
#NorthEastLink #melbourne #RoadsBankruptCities #CarsRuinCities
Katherine CopseyThe government’s own plans for Fishermans Bend are being held back by a lack of progress on key transport links, like new tram lines and the Metro 2 rail tunnel. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/trams-have-missed-the-bus-for-2025-connection-to-fishermans-bend-20240119-p5eyk3.html
The government needs to publish an Integrated Transport Plan laying out what we need and when, and stop getting distracted by expensive mistakes like #NorthEastLink.
Sign up to support better public transport: https://katherinecopsey.org.au/issue/more-trains-trams-and-buses/
Trams have missed the bus for 2025 connection to Fishermans Bend
The University of Melbourne has given up its push for a tram line to its new Fishermans Bend campus to be built by the end of this decade, in a setback that may also stymie housing development in the nation’s largest urban renewal project.
The Victorian government keeps committing to expensive, polluting transport projects that don’t make sense like #NorthEastLink because there is no long-term plan. We need an Integrated Transport Plan that sets out how to get people around cheaply, efficiently & equitably, and reduce transport emissions.
Sign up to support a real plan for climate-friendly transport here: https://katherinecopsey.org.au/issue/climate-friendly-transport/
