[dbaust] VICTORIA - Taxi Users: Have your say on the Taxi Inquiry Draft Report at the DARU-VCOSS Taxi Forum with Professor Allan Fels

From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 19:27:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:
Michelle Lane [mailto:Michelle.Lane@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 

Sent:
Thursday, 5 July 2012 1:52 PM

Subject:
Taxi Users: Have your say on the Taxi Inquiry Draft Report at the DARU-VCOSS
Taxi Forum with Professor Allan Fels


 

The
Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU) and the Victorian Council of Social
Service (VCOSS) are pleased to host a forum for taxi users to provide feedback
to the Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry on their draft report.  Our apologies 
for the short notice of this
event.  A copy of the flyer can be found
at this link -
http://www.vcoss.org.au/documents/VCOSS_docs/Transport/DARU-VCOSS_Taxi_Forum.doc


 

Please
feel free to pass this onto your networks, members and clients.

 


DARU
– VCOSS TAXI FORUM

Taxi
Users: Have your say on the draft taxi inquiry report 

 


Friday
13 July 2012

10:30am
– 12:30pm

 


RACV
Club

Level
2 Conference Centre

501
Bourke Street, Melbourne

 


REGISTRATION
IS OPEN FROM FROM 9.30AM – 10.30AM WITH TEA AND COFFEE ON ARRIVAL. THERE WILL
NOT BE ANY OTHER CATERED BREAKS FOR THIS FORUM.

 


Registration
Essential - Places are Limited - Please Register by Monday 9 July 2012

 


Due
to limited places, registration is for people with disabilities, seniors, their
carers, and the organisations who work and advocate with them.

 


Register
online: http://daruvcosstaxiforum.eventbrite.com

By
phone: Liza on 03 9654 5050

 


Additional
needs: Services, equipment and materials (including Auslan interpreters or
attendant carers) will be provided if listed at registration.

 


A
taxi rank is located directly outside the venue at 501 Bourke Street for
participants arriving by taxi.

 


All
participants will receive travel directions prior to the forum.

 


For
more information, please contact Michelle Lane at VCOSS on phone 03 9235 1009
or e-mail <michelle.lane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

 


KEYNOTE
SPEAKER:

Professor
Allan Fels AO – Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry

 


The
Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU) and the Victorian Council of Social
Service (VCOSS) are pleased to host a forum for taxi users to provide feedback
to the Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry on their draft report.

 


The
forum will hear a presentation from Inquiry Chair Professor Allan Fels AO.
There will be time for questions, followed by additional discussion allowing
participants to provide feedback on the draft recommendations.

 


The
Inquiry's industry-wide recommendations will provide significant benefits to
all taxi users, including through major reforms to licencing to increase and
improve supply, provide better pay and conditions for drivers, and less
restrictive regulation to provide more choice and boost demand.

 


A
range of targeted initiatives have also been recommended to provide a safer,
more reliable and affordable service to people with a disability. This includes
a central booking system for metropolitan Wheelchair Accessible Taxis,
improvements to the Multi Purpose Taxi Program and better, more accessible
vehicles.

 


Detailed
analysis:

The
report can be found on the Inquiry’s website in PDF and Word formats.  The 
accessibility of taxis can be found in
chapter 15 of the report http://www.taxiindustryinquiry.vic.gov.au/draft-report

 


Audio
files of Chapter 15 are also available from the Inquiry’s website here -
http://www.taxiindustryinquiry.vic.gov.au/draft-report/draft-report-customers-first-service,-safety,-choice-audio-files

 


Detailed
analysis can also be found in fact sheets on the Inquiry’s website -
http://www.taxiindustryinquiry.vic.gov.au/fact-sheets

 


Kind
Regards,

Michelle
Lane

Policy
and Public Affairs Support Officer

Victorian
Council of Social Service

Level
8, 128 Exhibition Street

MELBOURNE  VIC 
3000 

Direct
Phone: (03) 9235 1009

Fax:
(03) 9654 5749 

<Michelle.Lane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

www.vcoss.org.au
[dbaust] VICTORIA - Taxi Users: Have your say on the Taxi Inquiry Draft Report at the DARU-VCOSS Taxi Forum with Professor Allan Fels

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