13 Nov 2008 - NEW FROGS DIRECTOR
Dominic Obrien of HATCH has been appointed as a Director of FROGS See REPORTS FOR MORE DETAIL www.10000friends.org.au/admin/Reports/addReport.aspx?ReportID=80
09 Nov 2008 - FROGS at NORTHWEST Legislative Council HEARING
Ken Dobinson presented the case of FROGS to the Legislative Enquiry on the NORTH WEST SECTOR . It was very well received and we are certain they will follow up with FROGS
09 Nov 2008 - FROGS BOARD RETIREMENT of Hugh Ralston AM
It was with great regret thet the Board accepted the resignation og Hugh Ralston who has been a Board Members since the foundation of FROGS.
26 Oct 2008 - Future Citiy Summit Conference
Ken Dobinson Chaired this meeting on Oct 28 To see FROGS views look up " youtube " on your web browser and simply type in "Ken Dobinson" fto see a video
30 Sep 2008 - FROGS UNDER ATTACK
FROGS has become aware of a letter campaign regarding a supposed FROGS proposal for the old Rail Freight line in Rozelle. Contrary to the letter FROGS does not support the proposal to use the Rail Freight line in Rozelle for a roadway. FROGS has openly discussed the need for a LRT extension - notably at the Inner West Forum at Tigers Leagues Club and in the SITS 2 discussion paper.
22 Sep 2008 - FREE REPORTS METROPOLITAN STRATEGY PLAN
The Department of Planning NSW has provided comprehensive reports of the SYDNEY METROPOLITAN STRATEGY PLAN for distribution to FROGS Members ,Friends and associates Contact Alecia for your copies
11 Sep 2008 - Pearcey Award Night
FROGS was represented by the CEO at the annual Pearcey Award night which recognises outstanding talent in ICT innovation in Australia See website http://www.pearcey.org.au/ The meeting was attended by Federal Senatorsand Ministers and a State Minister as well as leaders in tthe ICT industry in Australia.
08 Sep 2008 - MEDIA RELEASE NEW NSW MINISTERS
NSW MINISTRY ANNOUNCED
01 Sep 2008 - M4 opponents say FROGS proposal doesn’t have legs
The article appearing in the VILLAGE VOICE 07 Aug 08 @ 02:17pm by Hannah Parkes tries to balance the mistaken views of Leah Mason of Ecotransit and Cr Rochelle Porteus that FROGS supports roads in preference to Public Transport . FROGS has supported far more Public Transport proposals than Road proposals and constantly lobbies the RTA for improved road outcomes. The implication that FROGS is a front for "big business" is not based on fact.
30 Jul 2008 - NEW DIRECTOR Kary Petersen
FROGS is please to announce that Kary Petersen has been appointed to the Board of FROGS at the AGM. Kary is Manager Transport for TTF Australia.
07 Jul 2008 - NORTHERN BEACHES TRANSPORT FORUM
Ten sitting Members of Parliament and twenty members of Local Government attended a very successful Northern Beaches Transport Forum.
16 Apr 2008 - NEW FROGS OFFICE
We moved office this week to 15 Help St Chatswood Our new contacts are :- Mail ... PO Box 5378 West Chatswood :email ...frogs10k@bigpond.com :Phone ...8668 2370
12 Apr 2008 - Australian PM launches Olympics technology
Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, today (Thursday, 10 April) launched SmartTrans’ EventTrack during his first official visit to China. The system will be used by major Olympic sponsors, including Schenker Logistics and BHP Billiton, to aid in the transport, management and safety of people and assets during the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=4754 See Traffic Technology today for this article
10 Apr 2008 - Poor vision for the state in blurring of the divide
Bruce Loder former Commissioner for main Roads writes in the Sydney Morning Herald about his views on the abilities of the govenrment Departments to provide the correct leadership
09 Apr 2008 - Press Report on Central Coast Brochure
Unhappy commuters abandon rail for cars Linton Besser Transport Reporter SMH April 9, 2008 CITYRAIL train services to the Central Coast have failed to meet the State Government's targets for on-time running every year for the past seven years. Now research shows thousands of commuters are turning to cars instead. Figures compiled from Transport Data Centre research show the number of Central Coast households with three or more cars rocketed almost 26 per cent in the five years to 2006.
08 Apr 2008 - Towards a Sustainable NSW Central Coast Region
Today Mary Doherty FROGS Ambassador on the Central Coast released a document that shows the way forward for the Central Coast
04 Apr 2008 - New carbon Dioxide Storage Plant
The Australian government this week opened a new carbon dioxide storage facility in the country's southern state of Victoria – the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Source:BusinessGreen.com
19 Mar 2008 - Announcement of NW Metro Line by the Premier
FROGS Directors Ken Dobinson and Ann Turner were invited to the official announcement by The Premier of the new Metro Line from St James to Rouse Hill. FROGS has been campaining for some time for a Metro System to boost the Sydney Rail network and welcomes this new announcement as a great step forward.
19 Mar 2008 - HATCH Appointed as new Corporate Member
At the FROGS Board meeting today Chairman Michael Dureau announced that HATCH had been recognised as a Corporate Member. Piers Brogan is a current Board Member
19 Mar 2008 - FROGS CHAIRMAN Professor Michael Dureau Retires.
It was with great regret that Michael Dureau resigned as chairman of FROGS.The Board accepted the resignation and recognised his contribution by granting him a Life Membership of FROGS and by appointing him to the position of Ambassador and Founding Chairman
11 Mar 2008 - North West Sydney Transport Forum Castle Hill
10000FRIENDS OF GREATER SYDNEY North West Transport Forum The meeting was a great success attended by 60 people including Members of Parliament and Local Councils, FROGS Directors, Members, Friends and supporters. The meeting was chaired by Professor Michael Dureau and the welcoming remarks were made by the Baulkham Hills Shire Council Mayor Sonya Phillips
01 Mar 2008 - Safer restraint of children - Information Bulletin
Title: Stronger laws for the safe restraint of children Article Date: 29 Feb 2008 Australia’s Transport Ministers today announced their unanimous support for new national child restraint laws, which provide a safe pathway from capsules to seat belts.
15 Dec 2007 - 2008 Regional Forums Plans
FROGS is planning four Regional Forums for 2008 Central - SW- NW and Northern Suburbs Dates will be released soon
14 Dec 2007 - Release of SITS 2
FROGS announces the release of SITS 2 .
05 Nov 2007 - Southern Sydney Transport Forum
10000 Friends of Greater Sydney go to Sydney’s Regions to hear from the Grass Roots The fifth in the series is planned on 3 December 2007 at St Georges Leagues Club
30 Sep 2007 - Review of F3 to F7 Corridor Final Report
The Review of F3 to F7 Corridor Final Report by the Hon Mahla Pearlman AO has been released. The recommendations include on of the FROGS suggestions to start planning the western corridor (Type C from the submission) now.
27 Jul 2007 - Central Coast Transport Forum
The Central Coast hosted another of the 10000 FROGS ongoing Sydney-wide Transport Forums on Friday 27 July 2007 at the Central Coast Leagues Club.
18 Jun 2007 - Review of F3 to M7 Corridor
Presentation to Official Review of Corridor
17 Jun 2007 - AWARD FOR SYDNEY INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY
Chris Stapleton was awarded the title ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR for developing SITS for FROGS
15 Jun 2007 - FROGS Director Honoured in the Queens Birthday Honours
Hugh Ralston a Director of 10000Friends,was awarded an AM in the Queens Birthday Honours last week .
18 May 2007 - Melbourne - Brisbane Draft Corridor Strategy
Melbourne - Brisbane Draft Corridor Strategy The draft AusLink Melbourne-Brisbane strategy has been published on the AusLink website for stakeholder comment.
06 Apr 2007 - Action on climate change and energy use
Engineers Australia has issued a position statement on climate change and energy use
31 Jan 2007 - Free Posters about 10,000 Friends
There is strong demand for our new posters about 10,000 Friends. Please call Alecia Dunn at 9351 7199 or email aleciad@eng.usyd.edu.au
04 Nov 2006 - 10,000 Friends gets breakthrough on unfair tolling in Sydney
Through 10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney's activities with newspaper, radio and TV, the NSW Government has now achnowledged that the toll system in Sydney is unfair and has announced a review to make it fairer. We will press for this to happen sooner rather than later as the government proposes. We will also pursue a reduction in tolls for all payers which a fairer system will permit without loss of revenue."
17 Aug 2006 - Sydney's Water Supply: A reality check
Justice Peter McClellan, Dr Judi Hansen, Dr Charles Essery and Dr Stuart Khan will discuss the likely future of Sydney's water supply and the proposals to ensure its sustainability
08 Aug 2006 - DRAFT NSW State Plan
The draft NSW State Plan - A New Direction for NSW - was launched by the Premier, Morris Iemma, on 8 August as part of a widespread community consultation exercise with people across NSW. The Plan defines the goals and outcomes that the NSW Government and community together agree should shape public policy over the next 10 years. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the NSW State Plan and we encourage your participation. The final State Plan will be released in October, 2006.
24 Jul 2006 - Essential Sydney - Benchmarking our city
A 54 page insert in today's SMH summarises the progress of the MetroMetrics project being undertaken by Sydney University's Planning Research Centre and led by Professor Ed Blakely
Images courtesy of Integral Energy, Sinclair Knight Merz, Camden Council, John Holland Group, Creative HQ, Julie Nimmo and Sutherland Shire Council.