Patrick Hatch
Reporter
Patrick Hatch is transport reporter at The Age and a former business reporter.
I travelled to the last place you’d expect for a glimpse of our myki-free future
Melburnians have to travel a long way to see what public transport is like in the 21st century.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Roads
Tunnel traffic on a collision course with Spencer Street reinvention
Plans to turn Spencer Street into a pedestrian-friendly precinct are feared to be at risk from a West Gate Tunnel project off-ramp.
- by Patrick Hatch
Road to ruin: Why Victoria’s pothole ‘minefield’ is getting worse
Drivers are suffering shredded tyres, smashed gearboxes and other vehicle damage. They want action to fix our roads.
- by Patrick Hatch
Removing this level crossing would literally divide a community, say residents
In Newport, the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line, instead leaving the road permanently closed.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Pollution
‘We’ll cop the full brunt’: West Gate Tunnel to pump out toxic fumes near homes
Campaigners push for filters to be installed on the project’s enormous vents in Melbourne’s inner west as pollution fears grow.
- by Sophie Aubrey and Patrick Hatch
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Public transport
Spending restrictions on Suburban Rail Loop builders to avoid budget shock
Bidders on the first stage of the mega rail loop have been told by the Allan government to keep their spending within tight limits until at least 2028, as the state manages its cash flow.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped
Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.
- by Patrick Hatch
State pockets $1.7b from TAC amid road safety crisis
The state government has received $1.73 billion from the Transport Accident Commission over the past six years, bolstering its own coffers with more cash than the state-owned insurer spent on road safety upgrades.
- by Patrick Hatch
‘I’ll kill you if you come inside’: Father describes window rescue of toddler during siege in Melbourne’s west
A Weir Views father has told of waking from a nap with his young child to find an armed intruder in his daughter’s bedroom.
- by Patrick Hatch and Marta Pascual Juanola
Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Suspected postal vote tampering in council elections
All the updates on the results in Victoria’s local government elections.
- by Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Adam Carey, Sophie Aubrey, Benjamin Preiss, Patrick Hatch and Cara Waters
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/traveller/by/patrick-hatch-hvf90