Award winning intern reports
We hosted two Parliamentary Interns this year with great success. Georgia Bishop’s business case to include Doncaster in Stage 1 of the Suburban Rail Loop won the Presiding Officers Award for most outstanding intern report. Nakshi Mehta’s report on the Rowville Rail project was the runner up.
UPDATE – SMARTbuses for rail loop
This week we received a response from Public Transport Minister Melissa Horne regarding Rod’s question about adding SMARTbuses to the suburban rail loop route to combat public transport gaps.
CS – SMARTbuses on suburban rail loop route
I asked the Minister for Public Transport to put a SmartBus service on the proposed Suburban Rail Loop, and if not, how will the increasing orbital demand of suburban Melbournians be met?
Trackless trams for Doncaster Rail
We think trackless trams are an obvious option to explore for the new “busway” services proposed in the North East Link plans and would meet the long promised rail connection from Doncaster to the city.
SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP – Include Doncaster in stage 1
I’ve asked the Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan to reevaluate Stage 1 and extend the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop to include Doncaster to ensure that Victorians are better connected as quickly and effectively as possible.
ADJOURNMENT – Extend Rail Loop stage 1 to include Doncaster
I asked the Minister for Transport Infrastructure to re-evaluate stage 1 of the Suburban Rail Loop project and extend the first stage to include Doncaster and ensure that Victorians are better connected as quickly and as effectively as possible.
Include Rowville and Doncaster rail in infrastructure blitz
The benefits of Victoria’s infrastructure developments will outweigh the short term pain of road and public transport disruptions, but even more public transport projects need the green light according to Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton.