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On the 2nd of March 2021, Barton requested documents from Commerical Passenger Vehicle Victoria (CPVV) under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act. These...
Why should I speak Greek in March? What’s so special about speaking Greek? What’s the purpose of speaking Greek in March? How can a little campaign initiated in 2015 by the Melbourne-based “Speak Greek in March” committee preserve the Greek language outside Greece? What a load of malarkey. I don’t need to speak Greek in March. I’ve done many things this month without so much as a ‘Γεια σου’ or a Greek “hello”. Saturday, 6 Mach, 6.30pm I go to my Greek best friend’s engagement and I don’t need to utter a word of Greek. It’s a big crowd and my friend’s uncles ...
Yesterday it was revealed that 2950 rideshare drivers and driving instructors with a criminal record were illegally accredited by Commercial Passenger...
Rod Barton MP Barton warns government back door deal is putting vulnerable Victorians at risk. A Victorian Government Regulatory Agency has placed some of Victoria’s most vulnerable people at risk under what it describes as a “partnership” with rideshare giant Uber. Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria announced the changes to the state’s Multi Purpose Taxi Program to allow Uber’s casual rideshare drivers to transport aged and incapacitated people. The $60 million Multi Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) provides a subsidy for vulnerable and disabled people who are unable to use public t...
1 / of 3 People with a disability now able to use taxi subsidy on Uber and the taxi industry is worried Posted TueTuesday 2 FebFebruary 2021 at 7:38pm Simone Stevens uses the taxi subsidy to get around in a wheelchair cab and has known her taxi driver for 21 years. ( Share Print text only Cancel Victoria's taxi industry has voiced fears its business will be further eroded now that people with a disability will be allowed to use a taxi subsidy on Uber. Key points: The Multi-Purpose Taxi Program pays up to 50 per cent of a fare for people living with a disability The taxi industry is worried t...