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Victorian election hot seats: Melbourne’s west promised $400m in new transport services
Labor promises $400m to overhaul bus routes in Melbourne's west, with buses every 10 minutes if re-elected November 28.
Key points
- Labor's $400 million pledge would rewrite west Melbourne's bus routes, with key routes served every 10 minutes.
- About two thirds of existing routes would be upgraded to turn-up-and-go services, seven days a week.
- Labor would also create new routes across the west that connect to train stations.
Why it matters. Residents of Melbourne's fast-growing western suburbs, where bus shortages have been a long-running complaint, could see more frequent services if Labor wins the November 28 election.
Labor has pledged $400 million to rewrite bus routes across Melbourne's fast-growing western suburbs, ahead of the state election on November 28. Under the proposal, about two thirds of existing routes would become 'turn-up-and-go' services, with a bus every 10 minutes, seven days a week. Labor would also add routes linking to train stations, addressing a long-running complaint that some schoolchildren face half-hour walks to the nearest stop.
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Victorian election hot seats: Melbourne’s west promised $400m in new transport services
Labor has a chequered history on delivering better bus services, and in Melbourne’s western suburbs public transport has long been a source of frustration. 5.28am Melbourne’s west promised $400m in new transport services By Liam Mannix For people living in Melbourne’s fast-growing western suburbs, one of the most common and longest-running complaints has been a lack of buses, with some schoolchildren facing half-hour walks to the nearest stop – and an additional wait for a service to show up. For Sydenham locals, Labor’s $400 million pledge to rewrite west Melbourne’s bus routes with services running on key routes every 10 minutes if re-elected on November 28, will no doubt be appealing. Under the proposal, about two thirds of pre-existing routes will be upgraded to ‘turn-up-and-go’ services, with a bus promised every 10 minutes, seven days a week. Labor will also create a series of new routes across the west that will connect to train stations. Premier Ben Carroll on his campaign bus last month. Chris Hopkins yesterday 4.02pm One Nation candidate says coaching women ‘like trying to herd chickens’ By Angelica Snowden and Carla Jaeger Coaching girls netball teams and working with women is like “herding chickens”, according to One Nation candidate Phil Bryant, who told supporters at his campaign launch for the seat of Shepparton the experiences were “very hard” for him. At the sa.