Northern Metropolitan Region
Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (14:49): (653) My constituency question is directed towards the Minister for Public and Active Transport. There is a dire lack of public transport in areas surrounding the airport. I know that from my own constituency in the electorate of Greenvale, which is actually 12 minutes drive from the airport, it takes over an hour to get there by bus – in fact you have to get two buses. The Age reported recently that the majority of the 18,000 people that work at the airport have to get there by car, making it hard for businesses to hire staff because people have to drive there. Young people miss out on job opportunities. This government needs to improve public transport for areas surrounding the airport, so I ask: does the government have any active plans to improve the terrible bus services in Greenvale and connectivity to the airport?