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Subject: Sat.30.3.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Sat.29.3.24 Metro X
Frankston line: Trains will not stop at Parkdale until mid 2024 (level-crossing removal work). Shuttle buses will operate Mentone - Parkdale - Mordialloc, connecting with trains. No access to station facilities or platforms during this time.
5.07 Trains on all lines through Melbourne Southern Cross, delayed through Friday evening by a police action, have resumed normal timetable running, with minor delays clearing.  The all-night action went unreported in online newspapers.
It's a massive weekend of football this Easter, and the best way to get there is via public transport.   We're running extra services to and from MCG and Marvel Stadium.  https://bit.ly/4cCkOXK
Round 3 matches
North Melbourne v Carlton, was at Marvel, not MCG, on Friday.
Essendon v St Kilda , Marvel Stadium on Saturday 30 March at 16.20
Western Bulldogs v West Coast, Marvel Stadium on Sunday 31 March at 13.00
Richmond v Sydney, MCG on Sunday 31 March at 16.00
Hawthorn v Geelong, MCG on Monday 1 April 2024 at 15.20
15.08 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays clearing after a police action at Footscray.  Trains may be altered.
- 15.21 Are trains actually running from Williamstown to the city? Your announcements on the platform cannot be understood and the platform signs are saying nothing. What is going on? Will anyone reply?
- 16.30 Trains are running normally on the Williamstown line and the delays have cleared.
Public transport disruptions are happening through Autumn (infrastructure projects).