Page 2050 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 4 June 2019
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Transport—Mitchell
MR MILLIGAN: My question is to the Minister for Transport. Minister, amongst the many stories received on the new bus network, one that stands out is from Hank, who lives in Palmerston. Hank wanted to catch public transport from Mitchell to Palmerston after he had dropped his car off for a service. Despite this being a distance of less than seven kilometres, the bus options available meant it would take Hank almost an hour to return home. Minister, is this the new era for public transport in Canberra that you keep referring to when residents cannot make basic trips around their suburbs?
MS FITZHARRIS: Residents can make basic trips around their suburbs.
Opposition members interjecting—
MR MILLIGAN: Minister, with only one bus—
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, please! Mr Milligan, start again.
MR MILLIGAN: Minister, with only one bus and no light rail stop for a commercial and industrial precinct such as Mitchell, isn’t Hank’s experience only going to become more common?
MS FITZHARRIS: I certainly hope that Mitchell continues to thrive as a busy commercial hub on the north side of Canberra. As Mr Milligan is aware, having been previously opposed to any form of light rail servicing the north of Canberra, we are now undertaking plans to construct a stop for light rail in Mitchell.
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, Miss Burch has the floor.
MISS C BURCH: Minister, what do you say to the businesses in Mitchell who are going to be impacted by this lack of connection and longer travel times?
MS FITZHARRIS: We have had many discussions about the current public transport patronage to Mitchell. There remains public transport patronage to Mitchell. I look forward to joining the Mitchell Traders Association very soon for a morning tea to discuss the government’s investments in the north of Canberra and in particular in Mitchell.
Health—infrastructure
MS CODY: My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Minister, how will the recently announced funding of the SPIRE centre help address the growing demand for health services in Canberra and the surrounding region?
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