Members Statements – Western Victoria public transport

Victorian Parliament – 22 May 2018 – Ms KEALY – It was extremely disheartening to hear that public transport in western Victoria had been completely overlooked in the Andrews Labor government’s recent budget. With no mention at all of a plan to bring back passenger rail to the region, review Labor’s disastrous timetabling changes, which resulted in wait times of over 50 minutes for connecting services, or the vital link between Hamilton and Horsham, the people of western Victoria were left extremely disappointed. It is time to get western Victoria moving, but with no vision outside of Melbourne it is clear we will never see that under a Labor government.