Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 John LISTER (Werribee) (14:57): My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. What are the next steps to uplifting the bus services which were funded as part of the most recent state budget? Recently I was joined by the minister to announce the early launch of bus route 194, which will operate from 7 December, earlier than originally planned. This amazing outcome has meant that the growing communities of Harpley, Mambourin and Wyndham Vale will now have a connection that will go through to Wyndham Vale train station, helping them travel further across our state for work or leisure. It is advocates like Mahtab who advocated for the service and drivers like Yu from CDC who will deliver these services. I have had many of my constituents get in touch regarding better transport options for my community, and I would like to quickly thank Alok and Mayur from King’s Leigh estate for their advocacy, Anish Chattoraj from Riverwalk estate and Jody Christo, president of the school council at Riverwalk Primary School, for their tireless advocacy. I look forward to working with the minister as I continue to fight for our growing community.