Lara electorate
Ella GEORGE (Lara) (14:52): (1145) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. How will residents in the Lara electorate have their say on the regional bus network review announced in this year’s state budget? The review into the bus network across the Geelong region is welcome news to many across the Lara electorate and wider Geelong community. Our community has seen massive growth in recent years, and with even more growth planned, including in the northern and western growth areas project in the electorate of Lara, planning to support the ever changing public transport needs of the community is vital. The best way to ensure we get this review right is to ensure we are hearing directly from locals who need it. We need to hear about the bus services that people currently use and also what would encourage them to use bus services more, and that is why consultation, which will form the basis of this review, is so important.