❓ Mr. Love questions the Transport Minister about bus capacity during a Mandurah rail line closure, particularly if the closure extends into the school term. The Minister avoids a direct commitment, leading to heated exchanges about past transport policies.
AnsweredQoN 637Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
MANDURAH RAIL
LINE — CLOSURE — SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
637. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. I note
the minister's refusal to commit to ensuring that this work is done on
time. Will there be the latent bus capacity to cope in the event that the line
continues to be shut when school returns and everybody is back at work?
LINE — CLOSURE — SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
637. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. I note
the minister's refusal to commit to ensuring that this work is done on
time. Will there be the latent bus capacity to cope in the event that the line
continues to be shut when school returns and everybody is back at work?
AnswerView source ↗
As I said, we have a plan. It is a very
good plan, and we will be releasing the details very soon in relation to the
ability to transport people.
Mr R.S. Love : Will it work
in February? Will it work in March?
Mr D.A. Templeman : We build
railways; you close them, mate!
Mr R.S. Love : Very slowly it
seems.
Mr D.A. Templeman : What
about your tier 3s? You close everything! That's all you do!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
House, thank you! I would ask you to draw the supplementary answer to a close,
please, minister.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I have not
spoken yet!
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Let us go
through the opposition's record. There was a former member for Southern
River who, at each election, promised the Thornlie–Cockburn link; it
was never delivered. Then it was said that it was not delivered because the seat was not marginal enough. That is how the
Liberal–National government did transport planning. The Leader
of the Liberal Party a couple of weeks ago at Liberal council said that it is
opposed to the subsidisation of public transport. Then we have the Nationals
WA. Have members checked the car park? There are still those negative stickers
criticising Metronet.
Several members interjected.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : They are
still on the car. There is still one of those nasty, attacking, divisive, awful
little stickers on those cars. Do not
come in here attacking Metronet every day of the week, and then somehow try to
pretend that they care about public transport, because no-one believes the
member for Moore. I am proud that we are delivering the biggest transformation of our public transport system in the state's
history, and of course the two-zone cap comes into effect on 1 January.
good plan, and we will be releasing the details very soon in relation to the
ability to transport people.
Mr R.S. Love : Will it work
in February? Will it work in March?
Mr D.A. Templeman : We build
railways; you close them, mate!
Mr R.S. Love : Very slowly it
seems.
Mr D.A. Templeman : What
about your tier 3s? You close everything! That's all you do!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
House, thank you! I would ask you to draw the supplementary answer to a close,
please, minister.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I have not
spoken yet!
Dr A.D. Buti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Armadale!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Let us go
through the opposition's record. There was a former member for Southern
River who, at each election, promised the Thornlie–Cockburn link; it
was never delivered. Then it was said that it was not delivered because the seat was not marginal enough. That is how the
Liberal–National government did transport planning. The Leader
of the Liberal Party a couple of weeks ago at Liberal council said that it is
opposed to the subsidisation of public transport. Then we have the Nationals
WA. Have members checked the car park? There are still those negative stickers
criticising Metronet.
Several members interjected.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : They are
still on the car. There is still one of those nasty, attacking, divisive, awful
little stickers on those cars. Do not
come in here attacking Metronet every day of the week, and then somehow try to
pretend that they care about public transport, because no-one believes the
member for Moore. I am proud that we are delivering the biggest transformation of our public transport system in the state's
history, and of course the two-zone cap comes into effect on 1 January.
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