Wednesday, 13 November 2024

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:36): My question is for Minister Williams, the Minister for Public and Active Transport, about, yes, the route 800 bus, the very valuable route that runs along Dandenong Road from part of my electorate in Dandenong up through to the Monash employment and technical hub and all the way through to Chadstone.

Ingrid Stitt: We’re talking about buses all day.

Michael GALEA: Minister Stitt, yes, we are talking about buses all day. It is a very exciting upgrade that we will see come in next Sunday with the increase of service, including the rollout of Sunday services to the route 800. This is a terrific improvement for the bus. I am very much excited – I am sure Ms Payne will be as well – to take the new bus on a Sunday along with hardworking local members Eden Foster and Minister Williams herself and indeed local public transport advocates.

Bev McArthur: You’re all getting on the bus.

Michael GALEA: Mrs McArthur, you invited me to get on the bus earlier today, and I would like to invite you to join me on the route 800 bus for one of its new Sunday journeys. Minister, how will these upgrades improve public transport in the south-east?