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Bus Service Review Running Late The urgent release of the long awaited Latrobe Valley Bus Review has been called for by Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe in Parliament this week. By Russel Northe - 10th September 2010 - Back to News Raising the matter for the Minister of Public Transport, Mr Northe highlighted the need for improvements to local bus services, including availability, access and upgrades.
"This review was conducted with the aim of improving local bus services and considered factors such as longer hours of operation, additional and more frequent services, extended and new routes, improved existing routes and improved linkages with connecting trains."
Mr Northe said this review has been in process for a long while, dating back to the initial announcement in August 2008.
"In an article in the Latrobe Valley Express of 15 August 2008, the then Minister for Public Transport encouraged people to have their say on the make-up of a future bus service in Latrobe City, to participate in the workshops, and to make a submission yet two years later we are still waiting.
"Workshops and public consultation sessions were conducted in the early part of 2009, and on behalf of the Morwell electorate I provided a submission to the review which covered a number of issues that had previously been brought to my attention.
"Some of the issues I raised were the need for improved linkages between trains, buses and our educational and training facilities in the Latrobe Valley to ensure our students have flexibility when travelling to and from their classes, rather than waiting for an hourly bus which arrives at the train station after the V/Line train departs.
"I also highlighted the non-existent services within the Churchill township itself and the need to ensure that the smaller communities such as Yallourn, North Tyers, Glengarry, Boolarra, Yinnar and Traralgon South have public transport options available to them.
"The Latrobe Valley is a unique area, and public transport is vitally important, especially for those outlying towns which have very little or no transport options. There is a great inequity that exists within our communities, and this needs to be addressed."
Mr Northe also expressed his concern over $11 million allocated for town bus services in the Latrobe Valley, Romsey and Lancefield through the Blueprint for Regional Victoria.
"Whilst this is welcome, we do not know how much of the $11 million will be for the Latrobe Valley and whether these moneys will be utilised to implement changes from the Latrobe Valley bus service review.
"Latrobe Valley residents deserve to know what money is being allocated to the region, and for this reason, I have urged the Minister for Public Transport to release the long-awaited and overdue Latrobe Valley bus service review to our community."
Media: Russell Northe 0408 22 55 23 / Julia Auciello 5133 9088
Source: http://gippsland.com/ Published by: news@gippsland.com
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