''Bidwill Deadline Looming" A Great Focus Article From Mount Druitt St Marys Standard

RESIDENTS FACING ISOLATION BY LAREN MURABA

Bidwill residents ho rely on public transport will be isolated over the Easter long weekend.

The problem was raised at a meeting of Save Our Bus Services (sobs)Mt Druitt an Surrounding Suburbs group on Saturday.

Committee member Deb Robertson said that because bus services do not run to the suburb on public holidays, Bidwill will be cut off over the long weekend.

"For the Easter period they won't have any buses whatsoever," she said,"We'll be writing letters( to the transport minister), many to do with the weekend bus services at Bidwill and the fact that right throughout the 2770 postcode weekend services no longer exist and we want our services back."

The group will meet this morning to highlight the matter. All members of the public are welcome to come.

The group will meet at11am Bidwill community Gardens, Chestnut Crescent.

Sobs is trying to fight for the return of a service to Gasmata Cres Whalan.

Inspite Londonderry state labor MP Allan Shearan promise to Whalan residents in late February, bus services have yet to return to the street.

A Westbus spokesman said the matter are still under review.

;Westbus recently met (Mr) Shearan, and is working to resturn services the Gasmata Crescent area, taking into account driver safety issues," he said.

According to Sobs Chairman John Svoboda, a rock throwing incident and a blind corner at Luxford Road and Gasmata Cres were the problems.

'I'm concerned he's saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.It's not good saying something until it really happens," he said.

Mr Shearan was unavailable yesterday when the Mount Druitt St Marys Standard tried to contact him to comment on the matter.

The next Sobs meeting will be on April 20 at the Holy family Centre, Emerton and is open for the public.