Laverton electorate public transport
Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (19:03): (622) My adjournment is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport, and the action I seek is that the minister join me in my fantastic electorate of Laverton for a public transport forum that I will be hosting in upcoming weeks. As the minister knows, folks across the west have been vocal and active in their support for buses and improvements to our bus network. It is a passion I wholeheartedly share with them, as I have been running the electorate’s bus campaign over the past year, asking constituents to let me know where and when they need buses most. The campaign quite recently celebrated the addition of six new school buses for Truganina’s first and only high school, Bemin Secondary College, plugging a vital hole in our transport network out in Truganina and saving many, many parents from that dreaded morning drop-off and after-school pick-up.
But of course there is so much more to go ahead and do, be it plugging those transport black spots or improving frequencies on some of our most popular bus services. That is what these forums are all about; it is a chance to hear real stories from real people about how we can make our bus network more accessible, more often. The forum I will be hosting will be a great opportunity for the minister to sit down with members in my local community and hear directly not only about their experiences using our public transport network but also how we as a government can continue to improve upon it.