[Greens-Media] Train station tour confirms election promises broken - Hartland

[Adele.Pedder at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Greens MP for the Western Suburbs Colleen Hartland completed her Western 
Suburbs train station blitz this morning at Ascot Vale train station with 
Denis Napthine (cardboard cut-out) under her arm.
"People have enjoyed seeing the cut out of Denis because they figure it's 
going to be the only time they will see him using public transport" said 
Colleen Hartland.
"The bad news is that in concluding this tour I can confirm that both 
Coalition election promises to ‘fix public transport’ and ‘not neglect the 
West’ have been abandoned."
"I just wish the real Premier had witnessed what I did, day after day, on 
the Western Suburbs trains lines. I'm sure he wouldn't be sitting on his 
laurels doing diddly-squat about public transport."
"I witnessed late trains every second day, and much bigger problems 
shutting down whole train lines weren't uncommon."
"In speaking with commuters across the network two issues topped the hit 
list - Myki and overcrowding. People are battling with both before they 
even get on a train!"
"In the outer suburbs where train stations are few and far between, bus 
connections and car parking problems were stark."
"To fix Public Transport in the West we need to have reliable trains 
running at least every 10 minutes. An efficient train line can move the 
same number of people as a 10 lane freeway, freeing up our roads for those 
who cannot use trains such as trades-people and school drop offs" said Ms 
Hartland.
Colleen Hartland visited every train station in her Western Suburbs 
electorate - 43 train stations in 60 days. She used public transport on 
her tour, but on the last day, trains on the Sydenham line and the 
Craigieburn line were running so late she was forced to go back home and 
drive her car.
For comment Colleen Hartland 0417 445 845
More information: 
http://vicmps.greens.org.au/content/hartland-and-premier-cardboard-cut-out-train-station-blitz-begins
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Adele Pedder

Electorate Officer
Greens MP Colleen Hartland 
Ph: 9689 6373. Mob: 0422 108 539
colleenhartland.org
75 Victoria Street Seddon 3011
 


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Parliament of Victoria                                                                                                                    . 
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