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The Driving to Health Project

Jan 17, 2017
Driving along the road to the Melbourne airport I had never really noticed the blanket of yellow cars to my left. Like most people outside of the taxi industry, I didn’t know it is the Melrose Holding Yard – the place drivers wait before heading up to the airport taxi rank to collect tourists, business travellers and Melbournians returning home
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Regional and Country Taxi Fare Monitoring Report 2015-16

Jan 10, 2017
The Essential Services Commission (the Commission) has released its annual report on its monitoring of regional and country taxi fares for 2015-16.
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ATIA International Taxi Conference – Inspiration for innovation

Jan 09, 2017
Registrations for the 2017 ATIA International Taxi Conference are open.
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ATIA International Taxi Conference – Inspiration for innovation

Jan 03, 2017
Registrations for the 2017 ATIA International Taxi Conference are open.
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Stakeholder reference group (SRG) meeting

Dec 15, 2016
On Wednesday 14th of December the TSC held an SRG meeting to update participants on plans for implementing the Governments announced reforms. Below is a summary of the information provided.
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CEO Editorial

Dec 14, 2016
It is with pride that I have accepted the role as Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Taxi Association as previous VTA CEO of many years, David Samuel moves on to new challenges.
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VTA Annual lunch

Dec 12, 2016
The VTA held its Annual Lunch on the first Wednesday of December at Colonial Brewing Co, Port Melbourne. The lunch is always a great opportunity to reflect on the previous 12 months, catch up with industry colleagues and prepare for the year ahead.
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Fairness Fund

Nov 30, 2016
On 30 November 2016 the Government announced changes to the commercial passenger vehicle reform package. At the same time, they announced that applications to the Fairness Fund have now opened. Applications will close on 30 April 2017.
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Government announces changes to taxi reforms

Nov 30, 2016
Late today, Transport Minister Jacinta Allan announced changes to the Government’s reform agenda for the commercial passenger vehicle (CPV) industry in Victoria.
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Interim changes to licensing

Nov 25, 2016
Following the Government’s announcement in August there remains a great deal of confusion as to the status of various licence types and the fees associated with taxi licences. Whilst legislation to effect the Government’s reforms is yet to be introduced, several interim changes to licencing have been made by the TSC.
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