Not Only Are We 'Looking Forward', We Are Looking Backward To Our Group's Success And What Can Happen With Us In Our Future!

Although Blacktown Council seems to own The Transport Forum of recent and seem to have a hold on it, this represent a local government having power on this issue.

We don't realise how much power and decision making goes behind providing a new bus service or redesigning bus services around the area from the local council. What I don't mean is not taking away the voting rights of councilors on Blacktown City Council.They provide the final stamp of approval based mostly on party lines and this maybe to look good or make the opposition look bad. Most of these important decisions happen within the administration of the council - which of the public think they do anything but in reality they do a lot of background work not seen by us.

They are qualified in their own profession as engineers, community councilors and internal customer service staff to do their job within their own boundaries in a professional manner. The General Manager is the one which has his ears to the ground and is aware of most items that come up on council agenda's - if he is he will delegate responses to his leadership team. When we hear the word 'report' - we think is is a made up document that means nothing but reports are official and not tailored to be presented to the general council by council offers to be true to the nature of the report. Generally Council staff will support the current local government in office but we must remember they are not politicians.

After saying all this I have a goal in 'looking forward' (PM Gillian Gillard's election quote as a short term current PM) for us is two pronged:

A) Mount Druitt/Blacktown Transport Community Forum - where members of the community who are passionate of their public trans issues (inclusive of S.o.B.S.), is formed to cover public transport issues with public users of buses, trains and also taxi's - The community will be well informed of these meetings - raise issues of concern, bring up new ideas to 'Make Mount Druitt/Blacktown Transport Go Forward!'

B) Mount Druitt/Blacktown Transport Council - where a delegation of up to 4 representatives(non-Blacktown City Councillors)meet on a monthly bases with key interest groups relation to transport and infrastructure around the area - issues raised from The Mount Druitt/Blacktown Transport Council will be discussed and referred to this Council for resolution: this council will not consist of any councillors from Blacktown City Council, Busways representatives, Westbus representatives, taxi drivers representative, representatives of City Rail West, also may consist of bus union representative and Black city Council Transport Officer's and any BCC Community Councilors as well. Once decisions are made they will be published to the local press and radio stations, so that the public is told of in every form also at the next. Funding of this may be met by Local Council with the assistance of NSW government.


Well I know I sound like a 'POLITICIAN' - I am not and don't want to be but I would like our Mount Druitt/Blacktown to be a better and efficient and more fast public transport area - would like to see less private cars left at home and people moving around not worried about late transport, safety issue , cost issues etc.

This is our Future! Community comes First!

Sound like my previous speech!