❓ The Minister details the Gallop Government's $6 million investment in Mandurah's Transperth network, including a new bus station, improved bus services, and future rail plans, while criticising the opposition's stance on the rail link.
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Will the minister advise the House of the extent of the Gallop Government’s recent investment in the Transperth network in my electorate of Mandurah? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for his question. The Government was pleased recently to open the $6 million bus station in Mandurah as concrete evidence of its commitment to Mandurah. I will run through some of the great facilities that the Government has provided in Mandurah. Not only are the streets paved with gold - gold coloured concrete has been used - but also there are now 10 sheltered bus stands, passenger drop off and pick up facilities, 231 parking bays and closed circuit television. Some fantastic new services are coming on board. The Government has continually put new services into Mandurah, and between Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. The Government will shortly put in place more direct routes, faster travel times, better and more frequent services between Mandurah and the central business district, and a new shopping centre service for the residents of the Royal Australian Air Force village. A number of former Transwa road coaches have been renovated and rebadged. They will run as Transperth buses between Perth and Mandurah. These buses have a high level of comfort and will provide a very comfortable trip for people travelling between the Mandurah region and Perth. The travel time of those buses between Mandurah and Perth will be 65 minutes. Of course, from 2007, trains will travel that distance in 48 minutes. It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for his question. The Government was pleased recently to open the $6 million bus station in Mandurah as concrete evidence of its commitment to Mandurah. I will run through some of the great facilities that the Government has provided in Mandurah. Not only are the streets paved with gold - gold coloured concrete has been used - but also there are now 10 sheltered bus stands, passenger drop off and pick up facilities, 231 parking bays and closed circuit television. Some fantastic new services are coming on board. The Government has continually put new services into Mandurah, and between Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. The Government will shortly put in place more direct routes, faster travel times, better and more frequent services between Mandurah and the central business district, and a new shopping centre service for the residents of the Royal Australian Air Force village. A number of former Transwa road coaches have been renovated and rebadged. They will run as Transperth buses between Perth and Mandurah. These buses have a high level of comfort and will provide a very comfortable trip for people travelling between the Mandurah region and Perth. The travel time of those buses between Mandurah and Perth will be 65 minutes. Of course, from 2007, trains will travel that distance in 48 minutes. It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
I thank the member for his question. The Government was pleased recently to open the $6 million bus station in Mandurah as concrete evidence of its commitment to Mandurah. I will run through some of the great facilities that the Government has provided in Mandurah. Not only are the streets paved with gold - gold coloured concrete has been used - but also there are now 10 sheltered bus stands, passenger drop off and pick up facilities, 231 parking bays and closed circuit television. Some fantastic new services are coming on board. The Government has continually put new services into Mandurah, and between Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. The Government will shortly put in place more direct routes, faster travel times, better and more frequent services between Mandurah and the central business district, and a new shopping centre service for the residents of the Royal Australian Air Force village. A number of former Transwa road coaches have been renovated and rebadged. They will run as Transperth buses between Perth and Mandurah. These buses have a high level of comfort and will provide a very comfortable trip for people travelling between the Mandurah region and Perth. The travel time of those buses between Mandurah and Perth will be 65 minutes. Of course, from 2007, trains will travel that distance in 48 minutes. It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for his question. The Government was pleased recently to open the $6 million bus station in Mandurah as concrete evidence of its commitment to Mandurah. I will run through some of the great facilities that the Government has provided in Mandurah. Not only are the streets paved with gold - gold coloured concrete has been used - but also there are now 10 sheltered bus stands, passenger drop off and pick up facilities, 231 parking bays and closed circuit television. Some fantastic new services are coming on board. The Government has continually put new services into Mandurah, and between Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. The Government will shortly put in place more direct routes, faster travel times, better and more frequent services between Mandurah and the central business district, and a new shopping centre service for the residents of the Royal Australian Air Force village. A number of former Transwa road coaches have been renovated and rebadged. They will run as Transperth buses between Perth and Mandurah. These buses have a high level of comfort and will provide a very comfortable trip for people travelling between the Mandurah region and Perth. The travel time of those buses between Mandurah and Perth will be 65 minutes. Of course, from 2007, trains will travel that distance in 48 minutes. It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
I thank the member for his question. The Government was pleased recently to open the $6 million bus station in Mandurah as concrete evidence of its commitment to Mandurah. I will run through some of the great facilities that the Government has provided in Mandurah. Not only are the streets paved with gold - gold coloured concrete has been used - but also there are now 10 sheltered bus stands, passenger drop off and pick up facilities, 231 parking bays and closed circuit television. Some fantastic new services are coming on board. The Government has continually put new services into Mandurah, and between Mandurah, Rockingham and Perth. The Government will shortly put in place more direct routes, faster travel times, better and more frequent services between Mandurah and the central business district, and a new shopping centre service for the residents of the Royal Australian Air Force village. A number of former Transwa road coaches have been renovated and rebadged. They will run as Transperth buses between Perth and Mandurah. These buses have a high level of comfort and will provide a very comfortable trip for people travelling between the Mandurah region and Perth. The travel time of those buses between Mandurah and Perth will be 65 minutes. Of course, from 2007, trains will travel that distance in 48 minutes. It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
It was with some amusement that we noted that Hon Murray Criddle appeared at the bus station in Mandurah the other day. He was promoting the bus station and the future location of the rail project in that region as a National Party initiative, which we found very amusing. “Gunna” Criddle was gunna do it; he just did not do it. It is important that the people of Mandurah understand that there is no longer bipartisan support for the notion of a rail link to Mandurah. They should be very concerned about that. Hon Peter Foss, for example, who was a senior minister in the previous Government, is on record in Hansard as claiming that the biggest mistake of the previous Government was to commit to take the rail from Rockingham to Mandurah. The Leader of the National Party has described the rail project in general as an indulgence, and has said that the National Party will oppose it all the way. Another Liberal member, Hon Alan Cadby, has described the Perth to Mandurah rail line as a folly. Clearly, there is only one party in this State that is unequivocally committed to building the Perth to Mandurah rail line, and that is the Gallop Labor Government.
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