Southern Metropolitan Region
Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) (12:56): (262) My question today is for the Minister for Public Transport. In the state budget it is noted that $60 million has been allocated for works to implement the next generation G-class trams on routes 57, 59 and 82. And this is a great step in making climate-friendly public transport accessible to all, but these are not the only tram routes that have accessibility issues. In my constituency a number of tram routes, including the number 3, the 12 and the 78, still operate the old, high-level style trams. Further to this, we have relatively few accessible tram stops, making this mode of climate-friendly transport unusable to my constituents with accessibility requirements. Given the failure to mention routes in Southern Metropolitan in the budget allocation, my constituents would like to know: what is the order in which tram routes will be receiving next-generation tram works, and what is the criteria for a route to qualify for next-generation tram works? Everyone deserves access to climate-friendly transport.