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Social obligations on Bass Strait ferry fares

Social obligations on Bass Strait ferry fares

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 4 months ago

Tasmanian's should not be held as “prisoners” and trapped by an unconscionable fare structure on our only means of bulk/vehicular transport to the Australian mainland!  


We the undersigned hereby demandthat operators of the Bass Strait ferry must, in future, recognise their social obligations to the Tasmanian population and align their fare structure to the average cost of driving a sedan-sized motor vehicle over the same distance as that travelled by sea between Devonport and Melbourne.  ALSO That at least 50% of every sailing be allocated to private motor traffic in the first instance and not reallocated to commercial traffic until 7 days before departure

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April 16, 2012

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Mark Walsh
14 years ago Featured

Tasmanians are getting slugged for no reason. Fix the prices.

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Karen Chopra
14 years ago Featured

Enough is enough. The commercial freight always gets priority over us and its not fair.

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Sarah Warner
14 years ago Featured

FINALLY someone is saying it. The ferry prices are a joke and it makes visiting family way too expensive.

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Jenny Achebe
14 years ago Featured

It costs more to take the boat to Melbourne than it does to fly sometimes. Ridiculous.

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David Marquez
14 years ago Featured

We are part of Australia too you know. Stop treating us like we are on a luxury cruise when we are just trying to get home.

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Rob Cunningham
14 years ago Featured

Sick of paying a fortune just to get the car off the island. It is basically a highway and should be priced like one.

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Ian Farley
11 years ago

We should have the same advantage as mainland interstate travelers

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Ian Farley
11 years ago

We should have the same advantage as mainland interstate travelers

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