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Metro 2 Fishbend preferred route

Sandridge/Lorimer precincts seen from a hot air balloon, 2019

You might have spotted this in The Age or on the government’s web site: the preferred route and station locations for Metro 2 through Fishermans Bend have been announced. Rewind a moment: What is Metro 2? I’ve got an explainer I wrote a few years ago, but to summarise: just as Metro 1 is a  ... [More]

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Geelong via Fishermans Bend?

Crowding at Southern Cross Station

This plan got splashed onto the Age front page on Friday: Tunnel link mulled for Geelong fast trains Of course if you were paying very, very careful attention, this wasn’t a complete surprise. The eventual shift of Geelong trains back to Newport and the Metro 2 tunnel was included in a document leaked in 2018,  ... [More]