Pakenham electorate
Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (14:45): (279) My question is for the Minister for Public Transport. Could the minister please update me on the government’s bus reform agenda, Victoria’s Bus Plan, and the future for bus transport in my electorate? As my electorate grows I am being regularly approached by constituents and receiving feedback in my new electors surveys from residents interested in local bus services. In my electorate our government has added additional train services to the Pakenham line, and we are removing four dangerous and congested level crossings. I am proud to be part of a government that invests in my community. But with my community growing at a rate of three families a day, there is need for public transport. Not all of my constituents, despite the high level of car ownership, have the option to use a private vehicle, so public transport is essential. I am aware that the Andrews government has commenced a significant bus reform agenda, including looking at the environmental impact of the bus network, with zero-emission bus trials now occurring across the state. This reform ties in well with the level crossing – (Time expired)