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1504 - FIT TO DRIVE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure

At the 'Fit to Drive' forum in Newcastle on Monday 21 September 2015, seniors said it took between two and three hours to commute from Swansea-Belmont to the Mater Hospital in Waratah.

  1. What is the Government doing to enhance and improve public transport across the Hunter?
  2. When will a full bus review be conducted in the Hunter?
Answer -

I am advised:

The Government is committed to the long overdue revitalisation of Newcastle. Since 2011, over $1 billion has been committed to Newcastle and the broader Hunter region for vital new infrastructure, including $650 million in funds from Restart NSW for projects including Newcastle light rail, urban renewal and the Newcastle Inner City Bypass, and $350 million for the Hunter Infrastructure Investment Fund for a range of projects across the region.

The next step is to build a vibrant transport network throughout the region to improve connectivity, reduce travel times and support Newcastle's tourism sector. On 5 November, the Government announced it would create Transport for Newcastle and seek a 'world's best' multi-modal transport operator to plan and run Newcastle Light Rail, buses, ferries and interchanges.

The new operator will be based in Newcastle and work hand-in-hand with the community to design and run a better transport network. This will be public transport run in Newcastle, for Novocastrians, not run from Sydney like today.

Question asked on 13 October 2015 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 32
Answer received on 17 November 2015 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 44

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