Thursday, 20 February 2025

 Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (12:34): (1394) I know I often focus on the growth areas of Melbourne, but I thought I would mix it up today and direct a question to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. It concerns the Labor government ripping out five bus stops along Kensington Road, Kensington, in my electorate. I have been contacted by a concerned resident, Geoff Cox, about the fact that locals have been given a bit more than a week’s notice about the decision to remove these bus stops. The lack of consultation means that local residents are not able to have their voices heard in a major plan on access to bus services. I ask the Minister for Public and Active Transport to press pause on the decimation of bus services in Kensington so that the community can be adequately consulted with.