Northern Victoria Region
Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:43): (398) My question is for the Minister for Public Transport. Romsey is a small regional town located 64 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD and has a population of just over 4000 people. Better Futures Romsey is an active community group that serves as a voice for local residents regarding the future development of the Romsey region. I was recently contacted by a member of Better Futures Romsey, who highlighted the lack of public transport infrastructure servicing the town. There is currently no train line to Romsey, despite research conducted in 2021 and detailed in the draft Romsey Structure Plan indicating that 28 per cent of the population commute to the metropolitan area for work each day. Will the minister detail any plans the government has to improve the public transport infrastructure for the Romsey community into the future?