VPRS 10451 Inwards and Outwards Correspondence: Sub-Consultants, Eastern Corridor Study; Correspondence and Minutes of Meetings: Joint Working Group, Eastern Corridor Study

The Eastern Corridor Study (ECS) grew out of the Ringwood Roads Impact and Koonung Valley Corridor Studies. The Study covered an area which spanned several municipalities within Melbourne's eastern suburbs, with boundaries from Burke Road in the west to Croydon in the east, and from Canterbury Road in the south to Warrandyte Road in the north.In July 1972, the Country Roads Board (CRB) was authorised by the Minister for Local Government to investigate the construction of a freeway in the Ringwood Area (between June 1970 and May 1973, the CRB reported to the Minister for Local Government). From this, the CRB hired consultants in September 1974 to undertake the Ringwood Roads Impact Study (RRIS). A further transport study in the adjoining Koonung Valley area (the Koonung Valley Corridor Study or KVCS) was commissioned in March 1975 by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (VA 1007).In July 1975 State Cabinet combined these two studies into the Eastern Corridor Study (ECS), for which a Final Report and Recommendations were to be submitted to Government by Christmas that year. A Management Group was established, comprising representatives from the CRB, MMBW and the Ministries for Planning, Transport and Conservation. Consultants were appointed to carry out the bulk of the research the main organisation being Alan M Voorhees & Partners Pty Ltd (AMV), which undertook the majority of research and community consultation. Sub-contractors were also employed to advise the CRB, obtain data, and produce technical reports.The major public concerns which the Management Group required consultants to address in their research were around issues of relocation, compensation and noise from increased traffic. There was considerable opposition to the proposed route of the freeways and major roads being considered in the ECS, from householders and organisations affected. There had been for 20 years a major road reservation in the planning scheme.Consultants undertook consultations in order to gauge community attitudes. A landscape study and investigation of the ecological characteristics of the corridor and impacts of the new transport infrastructure were undertaken by the consultants.The Summary Report and Recommendations were presented in December 1975 (a copy of which is in VPRS 10448 Reports: Eastern Corridor Study). No conclusions were reached by the consultants in the Report. The Final Report and Recommendations to the Government were produced by the Management Group and submitted in late December 1975.This series contains files relating to the work of various sub-consultants employed by the CRB. Specialist firms were contracted to produce technical reports on specific issues, such as public relations or noise. The files contain correspondence and working notes. The public relations file for Image Australia contains records such as mailing lists, correspondence, budgets and press releases.This series also contains files of records relating to the Joint Working Group (consisting of representatives from CRB and MMBW), the MMBW and the Study Team. These files contain records including correspondence and minutes of meetings.

东部走廊研究（Eastern Corridor Study, ECS）脱胎于林伍德道路影响研究与库农谷走廊研究。该研究覆盖墨尔本东郊多个地方政府区域，范围西至伯克路、东至克罗伊登，南起坎特伯雷路、北至沃兰迪特路。1972年7月，国家道路委员会（Country Roads Board, CRB）获地方政府大臣授权，对林伍德区域的高速公路建设开展调研（1970年6月至1973年5月期间，CRB曾向地方政府大臣提交相关报告）。基于此，CRB于1974年9月聘请咨询机构开展林伍德道路影响研究（Ringwood Roads Impact Study, RRIS）。1975年3月，墨尔本都市工程局（Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, VA 1007）委托开展毗邻区域库农谷的交通研究，即库农谷走廊研究（Koonung Valley Corridor Study, KVCS）。1975年7月，州内阁将两项研究整合为东部走廊研究（ECS），要求其于当年圣诞前向政府提交最终报告与建议方案。研究方设立管理小组，成员涵盖CRB、墨尔本都市工程局（MMBW）以及规划、交通与自然保护部门的代表。研究主体由多家咨询机构组成，其中核心执行机构为艾伦·M·沃利斯合伙有限公司（Alan M Voorhees & Partners Pty Ltd, AMV），承担了绝大部分调研工作与社区征询活动。此外还聘用了分包机构，为CRB提供咨询服务、采集相关数据并编制技术报告。管理小组要求咨询机构在调研中优先回应公众关切的核心议题，即交通流量增长引发的搬迁安置、补偿方案与噪音污染问题。受影响的居民与相关机构对ECS拟议的高速公路及主干道路线表达了强烈反对。相关规划方案中预留的主干道用地已存在20年之久。咨询机构通过多轮征询研判社区态度，并针对走廊区域开展景观调研、生态特征分析，同时评估新建交通基础设施带来的各类影响。研究总结报告与建议方案于1975年12月提交，存档副本收录于VPRS 10448 报告：东部走廊研究。该报告未由咨询机构给出最终结论。提交给政府的最终报告与建议方案由管理小组编制完成，并于1975年12月末正式递交。本数据集收录了CRB聘用的各分包咨询机构的相关工作档案。另有专业机构受委托，针对公共关系、噪音等特定议题编制技术报告。档案内容包含往来信函与工作笔记。‘澳大利亚形象’项目的公共关系档案收录了邮寄清单、往来信函、预算文件与新闻稿等资料。本数据集同时收录了联合工作组（由CRB与MMBW代表组成）、墨尔本都市工程局及研究团队的相关档案。此类档案包含往来信函与会议纪要等资料。