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3194 - NEWCASTLE TRAIN LINE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Transport

In regards to the reduction of the Newcastle train line, how is the Minister ensuring that all stakeholders are being properly, fairly and adequately consulted?
Answer -

Extensive consultation was undertaken across NSW in the development of the NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan.

The regional forum held in Newcastle in April 2012 was attended by over 100 participants from the local community.

Transport for NSW received over 1,200 submissions on the Discussion Paper, and over 480 comments on the draft Long Term Transport Master Plan following its release in September 2012. Of these, approximately 400 submissions referred to the Hunter, demonstrating the importance of transport issues to people in the region.

Question asked on 20 November 2012 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 128
Answer received on 14 December 2012 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 132

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