Laverton electorate
Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (14:43): (49) My question is for the Minister for Public Transport. It has been nearly four months since our government launched the new FlexiRide service for families in Tarneit and Truganina North. Implementing this service has meant that communities in Wyndham like Elements estate and Truganina along Dohertys Road now have access to a bus service that can take them to nearby destinations like Tarneit station and Tarneit Central shopping centre. It cuts out the bus stops and timetabling and provides on-demand direct-destination services that take you wherever you need to go, whether it is to school in the morning or to do your shopping or to catch the train to work. All you need to do to access this service is download the FlexiRide app or book online and you will be directed to the nearest pick-up point, where you can tap on with your Myki. From the responses I have received from constituents – and there have been many – FlexiRide has been a roaring success in Wyndham. So my question to the minister is this: how many people have accessed this FlexiRide service in my local patch since it began in October?