Mr WARREN - 2005-10-11
This government has a record second to none in delivering on election commitments. You know that I have been fighting very hard to try and get expanded rural bus services for the rural area. Can the minister tell the House if and when these services will be delivered and expanded in the Goyder and Nelson electorates?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. He certainly has been a great advocate for expanded bus services in the rural area, both as a candidate and, may I say, as a newly-elected member. He is a very strong advocate, as we know. I have a very positive announcement to make today that, beginning mid-November, there will be significant extensions of the bus services in the rural area. Along with the member for Goyder, the member for Daly was also an advocate for this.
From mid-November, in a few weeks time, the bus services will be extended to run services during school holidays and on Saturdays. It is fantastic news for rural residents, some of whom currently only have access to bus transport on school days. Bus services will now run six days a week throughout the whole year. That is another step forward to providing public transport services for rural residents. I will provide some detail about where these buses will be running. The Humpty Doo-Palmerston bus route will be extended in the middle of the day to include Elizabeth Valley Road, Redcliffe Road, Freds Pass Road and the Arnhem Highway. I have some of the bus routes here which I will table for the information of members. The extension of the bus route will be scheduled for mid-morning and in the early afternoon. Once again, that is a positive development for rural residents.
Madam Speaker, this is a government delivering on its election promises. We have very active local members who really put the case to government. We are proud to deliver these election commitments to people in the rural area because it is expanding. There are more and more families moving there to make their home, and this government is proud to support them in the area of public transport
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Goyder for his question. He certainly has been a great advocate for expanded bus services in the rural area, both as a candidate and, may I say, as a newly-elected member. He is a very strong advocate, as we know. I have a very positive announcement to make today that, beginning mid-November, there will be significant extensions of the bus services in the rural area. Along with the member for Goyder, the member for Daly was also an advocate for this.
From mid-November, in a few weeks time, the bus services will be extended to run services during school holidays and on Saturdays. It is fantastic news for rural residents, some of whom currently only have access to bus transport on school days. Bus services will now run six days a week throughout the whole year. That is another step forward to providing public transport services for rural residents. I will provide some detail about where these buses will be running. The Humpty Doo-Palmerston bus route will be extended in the middle of the day to include Elizabeth Valley Road, Redcliffe Road, Freds Pass Road and the Arnhem Highway. I have some of the bus routes here which I will table for the information of members. The extension of the bus route will be scheduled for mid-morning and in the early afternoon. Once again, that is a positive development for rural residents.
Madam Speaker, this is a government delivering on its election promises. We have very active local members who really put the case to government. We are proud to deliver these election commitments to people in the rural area because it is expanding. There are more and more families moving there to make their home, and this government is proud to support them in the area of public transport
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016