The Mitchell Traders Association (MTA) seeks your support in lobbying the government to reinstate the proposed light rail stop in Mitchell. We would like the stop to be included into Light Rail Stage 1 - Gungahlin to Civic.
The Mitchell Traders Association has 250 members. The business owners that are part of this collective are made up of various trades that includes building and construction, adult services, automotive, food, manufacturing, transport and distribution, retail, wholesale, personal services, utilities and electro-technology, communication, information technology, marketing, furnishing, light manufacturing, textile, clothing and recreation.
The business community in Mitchell is a thriving business hub that employs over 4000 workers. In terms of jobs, Mitchell outperforms Gungahlin, Dickson and Braddon according to the 2011 census!
According to the government in their document entitled ‘Capital Metro Light Rail Stage 1 – Gungahlin to Civic Environmental Impact Statement, Vol 1, 2015’ the reason why Mitchell was 'bypassed' by the light rail was because the government thought not many people would use the light rail in our area. They were wrong and didn't even directly ask Mitchell businesses.
We feel the government did not adequately consult with the business community in Mitchell before they removed the proposed light rail stops in Mitchell.
We ask our fellow Canberrans to support us in our time of need. It is true that we missed out on important consultation dates with the government. Only because we were hard at work trying to earn an honest living. We as constituents thought our government would look after our best interest but we were wrong.
We ask Canberrans to remember us, and humbly remind the citizens of Gungahlin that it was our members of the then Mitchell-Gungahlin Chamber of Commerce in the 1980s that fought to have Gungahlin developed. Still today, the skillset of our trades continues to contribute to the building of newer suburbs in Gungahlin.
We find it disappointing that our peers who are contracted to build Canberra’s light rail are unable to build a station in their area and for their own colleagues. The Depot is built in Mitchell, and everyone thought there would be a stop because it was logical and obvious to have one at the depot and in a a business area.
We know the government has provisions for a light rail stop in Mitchell and will have the stop built if there was a demand for it. We are asking for those provisions to be dispersed together with the allocated contingency funds set aside to be used for reinstating the proposed light rail stop in Mitchell. We want assurance from government in writing!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 8, 2017
October 7, 2017
I see the counter ticking up and somehow it is getting faster which is honestly wild to watch while I try to finish this coffee. We really need to sprint to that five hundred mark because officials are starting to actually notice the noise we are making and I do not want them to think we are losing steam.
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2017
263 Comments
It makes sense to have a stop in Mitchell. There are many businesses there that I need to go to and I don't always have the car. Also, one of the main parcel pick-up points for Australia Post is in Mitchell.
We intend to expand our services in the Mitchell area and the ability for our customers to access public transport in the form of a Light Rail stop greatly impacts upon our decision making process and of course customer access.
Can't believe these businesses would be left out in the cold. Our playgroup wanted to go to the kids play centre, but as not all parents drive we had to go elsewhere so they could get there by bus. So we've already encountered issues getting there even before the tram lines are finished.
I'm signing - not because I think Mitchell is going to see significant customer traffic with a light rail stop - but because safe public transport options should be provided to the 4000 employees who work in the area.
As a health client of a Mitchell business with difficulty in mobility and ynable to drive a car, the light rail stop would be phenomenal. It would be life changing to have a stop as transport to my health provider is exceptionally difficult without the rail.
Hi, today I needed to get to Mitchell for a car service. From Sandford St to Well Station is 1.6km and to EPIC 1 km. The latter isn't that far on a cool sunny day. But.. we seemed to stop at the lay-by near the depot for about as long as for a station. So there may as well be a station there too. If there isn't the traffic to justify that then it would be helpful to clean up the roadside and put in a path between EPIC and Mitchell. During wet weather the walk will be via a mud track unless one walks on the road.
Come on guys, it's a small thing to put a stop in and it would mean so much to all the traders there. Support small business!
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The Mitchell Traders Association (MTA) seeks your support in lobbying the government to reinstate the proposed light rail stop in Mitchell. We would like the stop to be included into Light Rail Stage 1 - Gungahlin to Civic.
The Mitchell Traders Association has 250 members. The business owners that are part of this collective are made up of various trades that includes building and construction, adult services, automotive, food, manufacturing, transport and distribution, retail, wholesale, personal services, utilities and electro-technology, communication, information technology, marketing, furnishing, light manufacturing, textile, clothing and recreation.
The business community in Mitchell is a thriving business hub that employs over 4000 workers. In terms of jobs, Mitchell outperforms Gungahlin, Dickson and Braddon according to the 2011 census!
According to the government in their document entitled ‘Capital Metro Light Rail Stage 1 – Gungahlin to Civic Environmental Impact Statement, Vol 1, 2015’ the reason why Mitchell was 'bypassed' by the light rail was because the government thought not many people would use the light rail in our area. They were wrong and didn't even directly ask Mitchell businesses.
We feel the government did not adequately consult with the business community in Mitchell before they removed the proposed light rail stops in Mitchell.
We ask our fellow Canberrans to support us in our time of need. It is true that we missed out on important consultation dates with the government. Only because we were hard at work trying to earn an honest living. We as constituents thought our government would look after our best interest but we were wrong.
We ask Canberrans to remember us, and humbly remind the citizens of Gungahlin that it was our members of the then Mitchell-Gungahlin Chamber of Commerce in the 1980s that fought to have Gungahlin developed. Still today, the skillset of our trades continues to contribute to the building of newer suburbs in Gungahlin.
We find it disappointing that our peers who are contracted to build Canberra’s light rail are unable to build a station in their area and for their own colleagues. The Depot is built in Mitchell, and everyone thought there would be a stop because it was logical and obvious to have one at the depot and in a a business area.
We know the government has provisions for a light rail stop in Mitchell and will have the stop built if there was a demand for it. We are asking for those provisions to be dispersed together with the allocated contingency funds set aside to be used for reinstating the proposed light rail stop in Mitchell. We want assurance from government in writing!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 8, 2017
October 7, 2017
I see the counter ticking up and somehow it is getting faster which is honestly wild to watch while I try to finish this coffee. We really need to sprint to that five hundred mark because officials are starting to actually notice the noise we are making and I do not want them to think we are losing steam.
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2017
263 Comments
I run a martial arts school, and the bus timetable late at night is not particularly useful for many of my members who are ANU students - the lightrail would greatly assist with getting them home safely.
It makes sense to have a stop in Mitchell. There are many businesses there that I need to go to and I don't always have the car. Also, one of the main parcel pick-up points for Australia Post is in Mitchell.
We intend to expand our services in the Mitchell area and the ability for our customers to access public transport in the form of a Light Rail stop greatly impacts upon our decision making process and of course customer access.
Can't believe these businesses would be left out in the cold. Our playgroup wanted to go to the kids play centre, but as not all parents drive we had to go elsewhere so they could get there by bus. So we've already encountered issues getting there even before the tram lines are finished.
I'm signing - not because I think Mitchell is going to see significant customer traffic with a light rail stop - but because safe public transport options should be provided to the 4000 employees who work in the area.
As a health client of a Mitchell business with difficulty in mobility and ynable to drive a car, the light rail stop would be phenomenal. It would be life changing to have a stop as transport to my health provider is exceptionally difficult without the rail.
Hi, today I needed to get to Mitchell for a car service. From Sandford St to Well Station is 1.6km and to EPIC 1 km. The latter isn't that far on a cool sunny day. But.. we seemed to stop at the lay-by near the depot for about as long as for a station. So there may as well be a station there too. If there isn't the traffic to justify that then it would be helpful to clean up the roadside and put in a path between EPIC and Mitchell. During wet weather the walk will be via a mud track unless one walks on the road.
Come on guys, it's a small thing to put a stop in and it would mean so much to all the traders there. Support small business!
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I run a martial arts school, and the bus timetable late at night is not particularly useful for many of my members who are ANU students - the lightrail would greatly assist with getting them home safely.