Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Nepean electorate

Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:38): (384) My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Those who visit or indeed live on the southern Mornington Peninsula already know that we struggle every day in my area for transport options. We have limited bus services, no trains or train stations and no trams. This means many of my constituents rely on taxis to get from A to B. In recent weeks I have had several concerned locals contact me and my office to report ongoing interruptions to taxi services. Some of these issues include difficulty getting taxis after 3:30 in the afternoon; elderly residents being left stranded by 13CABS, even with a regular taxi booking; and constituents facing wait times of over an hour for a taxi to arrive. All these issues are more likely to get worse over the approaching summer period, so my question is: will the minister take action to ensure these issues around taxi services are resolved for my constituents?