Thursday, 6 March 2025

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (14:49): (1038) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. When will the Allan Labor government provide an extension to the FlexiRide bus route zoning in Rowville to meet the public transport needs of my long-suffering and increasingly frustrated constituents of the Timbertop estate in Rowville, who currently miss out on the FlexiRide bus service? The residents of Timbertop in my electorate of Rowville have simply had enough of the poor public transport options currently available to them. A number of residents have complained recently to my office that the local FlexiRide service that covers most parts of Rowville does not cover the Timbertop estate, which is outside the current service zone. For residents in the Timbertop estate the nearest bus stop is up to 1.5 kilometres away, and this seriously impedes the use of public transport for many, particularly local school students and the elderly.