FROGS MAY NEWSLETTER
20 May 2009Submissions
- Draft Centres Policy - Hon Kristina Keneally, Minister for Planning
- Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
- Ken Dobinson and Des Dent gave evidence at the above Senate hearing
Meetings and Conferences
• Association Members Meeting – “Senate Inquiry into Disclosure Regimes for Charities”
• Mike Baird – Transport Policy discussion
• Urban Transport World Australia Conference (3 day)
• Senate Regional Committee Meeting
• HATCH re FROGS accommodation
• Dr Gary Glazebrook Rail Strategy planning discussion
• Australian Institute Urban Studies “Management Governance Measures needed to improve Sydney as a World City”
• Meeting with Advisor to Minister for Transport
• Attending NSW Improving 1st Infrastructures Symposium
• Meeting with The Warren Centre Freight Transport Logistics Project DSRC
• Attendance Symposium on freight Transport Project DSRD/NICTA
• Southwest Integrated Transport meeting hosted by Hugh Worrall and attended by representatives from Western Sydney Transport Sector
• Attendance at Development Freight Transport Living Laboratory at NICTA
• Meeting with Shadow Minister for Transport
• Meeting with Telegraph reporter re planning and transport issues
• Acting as Chairman of Transport Infrastructure Australia Conference ‘09
Proposed Meetings in May June 09
- Meeting with CEO and CPO RailCorp
- Les Wielinga, CEO Metro
- Minister Kristina Keneally
Media Coverage
- Ken Dobinson has undertaken numerous TV and radio interviews on transport issues
- CEO interviewed on CH 7 re failure of M5 East tunnel computer
Suppport
In these testing times, FROGS like other similar organisations, is experiencing difficulty in maintaining financial support, so we would remind you that for us to keep acting in your interests we need your continuing support
Des Dent
CEO and Company Secretary
Images courtesy of Integral Energy, Sinclair Knight Merz, Camden Council, John Holland Group, Creative HQ, Julie Nimmo and Sutherland Shire Council.