Thursday, 2 April 2026

Constituency questions

Western Victoria Region

Bev McARTHUR
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Western Victoria Region

 Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:46): (2292) My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Minister, free public transport is no solution if the train is already full. The government has announced free travel in response to the fuel crisis, yet commuters on the Geelong line are already packed in, with standing room only, and no extra trains have been provided. One constituent wrote to me:

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Geelong train. Standing room only for my pregnant fiancée this evening and every train since, all day. Free transport but no extra trains, and they are still trying to service half of Western Metro such as Tarneit and Wyndham on the Geelong lines. Ridiculous.

How does the government justify this announcement when it has not provided the extra services or capacity needed to make it workable for Geelong commuters?

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