Page 37 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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well, for people who want a faster trip into the city without needing to change at Woden. Three local route services will also be going through Wanniassa to Woden. Those are the 72, 76 and 77 route services, which will also connect with the hospital and provide people from Wanniassa and other parts of Tuggeranong, particularly in eastern Tuggeranong, with more options to get to Woden.
I will be releasing a timetable, as I mentioned earlier, around mid-March, which will provide further information and timings for people in Tuggeranong in relation to the new network. The government has been listening to feedback on the network and we are making changes. Just as we did last year, we are making changes this year.
MS LAWDER: Minister, could you please explain how you expect elderly and disabled people who have been left disadvantaged by network 19 to travel?
MR STEEL: I thank the member for her question. They will be able to travel on services that I have outlined in my previous answer.
MR WALL: Minister, will you apologise to the elderly and disabled residents, particularly in suburbs such as Wanniassa, who have been forced back into cars because of the shambles that network 19 was?
MR STEEL: I thank the member for his question. Many people travel in different ways to get where they need to go. We are expanding Wanniassa park and ride for those who want to connect with public transport from a vehicle. We have the R5 service running through Wanniassa. What we heard from some members of the community was that this was the first time that Wanniassa has had a frequent bus service. But we are making improvements to that, based on feedback that we have heard from various groups in the community, including from Wanniassa, by adding new route bus services like the 73, which will connect more parts of Wanniassa through to places like Woden and Erindale, which is a major hub for public transport now, as a result of the changes that we have made as part of network 19.
Transport Canberra—network 19
MR PARTON: My question is to the Minister for Transport. Minister, I refer to an article published on RiotACT titled “Woden and Tuggeranong not getting on board new transport, data reveals”. Data indicated as early as August that people living on the south side were disadvantaged and disenfranchised by network 19. Minister, do you regret waiting so long to take action on this?
MR STEEL: I thank the member for his question. When the network started in April last year we said from the very beginning that we would monitor the operation of the network and we would look at the data. With six months of data—and we have been looking at that every week; I get briefed every week on the data—we have been looking at how the network has been operating and we are making changes as a result of some of the feedback and data that we are receiving.
One of the changes will be to add extra capacity on the Athllon Drive corridor to the city, not only with the existing R4 service but also providing, through a more direct
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