Thursday, 22 February 2024

Western Victoria Region

Sarah MANSFIELD (Western Victoria) (12:41): (694) My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. The Ballarat community, including the Ballarat City Council, has long advocated for a review of its bus system. Previous questions by members in this place, including me, have not received adequate responses or commitments. The current bus system in Ballarat is convoluted, unreliable and impractical, meaning it is used primarily by those with no other choice, and the poor service that those users receive exacerbates existing inequalities they may experience in their lives. It is also entrenching car dependence, which is bad for livability, health and the climate. Will the minister commit to undertaking the long-requested review of the Ballarat bus system?