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Public transport across the State of Victoria to be free in April
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/free-public-transport-april-victoria-fuel-prices-cost-of-living/106506974
It starts on Tuesday March 31 presumably so people don't think it's an April Fools day stunt
This is a practical intervention that State governments can make. And IF people swap from their cars, there'll be real savings
In Melbourne, patronage is still below pre-Covid levels, so there is scope to absorb more. But in regional areas, particularly on the North-East line to Albury, VLine trains are chockers
Updated public transport patronage data has just been released, including for January 2026. This is particularly interesting given the Summer Start free weekend travel that applied during December and January. Unfortunately the other data set that separates out patronage by days does not include weekend data for this period. It's not clear if this is [...]
M was telling me about an ad from the 70s telling people to save petrol. I had absolutely no recollection of it, but sure enough, Mr Youtube had it... What a cracker! I couldn't figure out why they made the cartoon people nude, but a comment suggested it was to grab people's attention. Perhaps I [...]
Updated public transport patronage data has just been released, including for January 2026. This is particularly interesting given the Summer Start free weekend travel that applied during December and January. Unfortunately the other data set that separates out patronage by days does not include weekend data for this period. It's not clear if this is [...]
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