Mount Druitt Needs Community Transport Review Forum

When you look a at macro economics of NSW Governments changes bus services in Group One area (includes Mount Druitt suburbs) - macro community forums were set up - nothing at a local level to involve local community members. Yes, Blacktown City Council has a Transport Committee etc - I remember the Mayor of Blacktown City Council advised myself 3 months ago, he was shocked when the bus changes went ahead and Blacktown City Council wasn't notified - now on behalf of Blacktown City Council he is lumbered with an enormous bill to build new bus shelters for new bus stops. I don't know if old bus shelters are being recycled or whatever.

We need to hold a forum with the NSW Ministry Of Transport and thrash out and resolve transport issues including routes services - community consultation before any change should have been implemented, If there would be a drastic negative change then the NSW Ministry Of Transport should arrange a community directly within that community to explain issues, concerns and working out resolutions. Not hide behind the screen , made decisions and wait for public outcry. This needs to be done in conjunction with bus operaters - during the bus review times.

The then next issue is to notify the community. We discovered as a group not all community members have direct access to computers and/or Internet. So a letter box drop would be required, notification via local press and radio stations, notification on all bus stops and maybe the Ministry Of Transport would like the to supply the community a news letter describing any passable changes but requesting for feedback first, before implementation!

Our group members would be able to represent all community members - thus you would be able to voice your opinion through these members, direct to our e-mail or comments on our website.

In the near twenty years I have lived in this area - the bus changes we had were the worst we very had. they were so dramatical and fault lies within the NSW Government as how the changes were implemented, notified to community members and the reaction to responses to what the community requires seems very like a very slow process. They are quick to make changes!!!

This is why we need a Mount Druitt And Surrounding suburbs Community Transport Review Forum to communicate with the NSW Ministry of Transport and Bus Operaters (if they turn up)!

Please let us know if you agree - comments will be much appreciated!