❓ Question concerns public response to the "Public Transport for Perth in 2031" plan. Minister's answer provides an update on submissions received and criticises the opposition's transport plan.
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“Public Transport for Perth in 2031” — PUBLIC COMMENT RESPONSE
The minister released the Liberal–National government’s public transport plan in July and I notice that the public comment period is closing soon. Can the minister please update the house on the response to the plan? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
The minister released the Liberal–National government’s public transport plan in July and I notice that the public comment period is closing soon. Can the minister please update the house on the response to the plan? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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I can, member for Wanneroo, and I thank you for your interest in public transport. Of course there have been significant improvements in services in the member for Wanneroo’s electorate. I notice that the two opposing sides in the grand final are represented by members opposite. The member for Perth is proudly wearing his Geelong tie, and the member for Victoria Park is wearing his Collingwood scarf. Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I can, member for Wanneroo, and I thank you for your interest in public transport. Of course there have been significant improvements in services in the member for Wanneroo’s electorate. I notice that the two opposing sides in the grand final are represented by members opposite. The member for Perth is proudly wearing his Geelong tie, and the member for Victoria Park is wearing his Collingwood scarf. Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
I can, member for Wanneroo, and I thank you for your interest in public transport. Of course there have been significant improvements in services in the member for Wanneroo’s electorate. I notice that the two opposing sides in the grand final are represented by members opposite. The member for Perth is proudly wearing his Geelong tie, and the member for Victoria Park is wearing his Collingwood scarf. Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I can, member for Wanneroo, and I thank you for your interest in public transport. Of course there have been significant improvements in services in the member for Wanneroo’s electorate. I notice that the two opposing sides in the grand final are represented by members opposite. The member for Perth is proudly wearing his Geelong tie, and the member for Victoria Park is wearing his Collingwood scarf. Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
I can, member for Wanneroo, and I thank you for your interest in public transport. Of course there have been significant improvements in services in the member for Wanneroo’s electorate. I notice that the two opposing sides in the grand final are represented by members opposite. The member for Perth is proudly wearing his Geelong tie, and the member for Victoria Park is wearing his Collingwood scarf. Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr P.B. Watson : Excuse me! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : And the member for Albany! It just confirms that there is in Australian Rules football a small vocal group of somewhat dim-minded individuals who follow Collingwood! Now, on to the question at hand. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Some members on this side, Mr Speaker, and some over on the other side. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The support for football by members opposite transcends their support for politics. Premier, I have not forgiven Claremont yet for what it did to West Perth! Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Back in July we released the plan “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. I think, as indeed do most commentators, that it is a thorough, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan for public transport in Perth for the next 20 years. The plan has gone out for public consultation and there has been a very positive and significant response to it, with over 600 submissions received thus far, and more to come over the next week and a half before the public consultation period closes. That says to me that there is a lot of interest in public transport and a lot of support for long-term planning. In this plan, member for Wanneroo, the government is pushing ahead with three transformational projects: the extension of the railway line north to Yanchep; the introduction of the bus rapid transit corridor for Ellenbrook; and of course planning for the light rail network, which will run in the first instance to Mirrabooka with the terminus hopefully somewhere in the vicinity of Balga TAFE. This public transport document is a very impressive document. Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti : There’s nothing for the south east. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will talk about that in a second. The interesting thing is that there has really been only one vocal group that opposes this plan, and that of course is the opposition. I thought I would just share with the house, Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Member for Forrestfield, I formally call you to order for the first time. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Armadale did not make that much noise in his three film appearances! This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
This document I am holding up to show members shows the full extent of the opposition’s plan for transport. Firstly, it has a wonderful and very detailed analysis on designing a railway line to run from Bunbury to Merredin. That is absolutely riveting stuff! Secondly, the long-term plan for Perth’s rail network is a green squiggly line that looks like it was cobbled together on the back of a coaster at the Court Wine Bar after a factional meeting! Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Hold on, member! There are three points I want to highlight out of this. Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Dr A.D. Buti interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Armadale, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : There are three highlights. One is the tunnel linking the University of Western Australia with Curtin University. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : That is very innovative! The second is the railway link through Canning Vale. That plan was produced at the same time that the Labor Party, in its death throes in government, was trying to sell the only two parcels of land that would be stations on the potential Canning Vale railway line. The third is the line to Ellenbrook. I will ask the Leader of the Opposition again, and I will watch with a lot of interest, what his commitment is in terms of money to the line to Ellenbrook. Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr E.S. Ripper : How much are you spending—$11 million on all of them? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is a very sensitive issue for the Leader of the Opposition, this mythical railway line to Ellenbrook. Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Moving on very quickly, it is one thing to plan for public transport; it is another thing to deliver. When the Public Transport Authority annual report came down last year, it showed that in 2010–11 the number of passenger boardings topped — Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr P. Papalia interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : I formally call you to order, member for Warnbro. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The member for Warnbro came to this place promising the Labor Party the world and he is yet to deliver an atlas. Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Last year, there were 136 million passenger boardings. Interestingly, 7.6 million of those people were pensioners taking advantage of free travel. Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Just very quickly, I will deal with our achievements in and around rail. There is $164 million to buy 45 new cars; there is $600 million for the City Link project; there is $240 million to take the railway line north to Butler, and $50 million to upgrade parking on the railway line from Joondalup south to Mandurah—$50 million. In relation to buses, there is $430 million to replace over the next 10 years half the bus fleet—600 buses; $88 million to add another 160 buses, which is a 15 per cent increase in the bus fleet; and $90 million to make those buses work harder carrying passengers around. Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Of course, no answer would be complete without a chart. I thought I would share one last chart with the house before I sit down. This chart measures the growth in passenger kilometres. The funding that we provide to Transperth to drive people around Perth is in passenger kilometres. So that it is easy for those over there on the other side to understand, the red parts are when the Labor Party was in government; the blue parts are when the Liberal Party is and was in government. Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Ms R. Saffioti : Is that the total? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It is the total, member for West Swan. What we have done on the top is that we have actually put the — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — percentage increase in bus passenger — Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It actually says it in the heading. So that the member for West Swan remembers, they are the big green things with wheels on them. What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
What happened, Mr Speaker, is that I nearly forgot to make my point. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan, I formally call you to order for the first time today. I will instruct members the same way that I did yesterday: the more interjections, the fewer questions asked; and the longer the answers, Minister for Transport, the fewer questions answered. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I am almost finished, Mr Speaker—almost finished. I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
I just want to make the point again that, under Labor, over six years the average growth in passenger funding for buses was 1.4 per cent. The average growth under the Liberal–National government has been five per cent. That may upset the member for West Swan—I am sorry—but it will not upset her as much — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for West Swan and member for Cannington, I do not want to hear any more from you. I do not know whether you have concluded the answer to this question, Minister for Transport. I seek another call.
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