It appears that all of us community members of Mount Druitt have been given a Happy New Year present from the NSW Government. Yes our bus fares have gone up to approximately 3 percent. We were given a present last year from The NSW Government of deleted services ripped out of small streets around Mount Druitt - with little or no time provided to protest and even if you did protest it meant nothing to the NSW Government. As advised by a Local State Member from our area to one of our group members that Local State member didn't think the bus changes would have much of an affect on the whole community, once changes were implemented as from 11/10/09.
We as a group are not letting this matter lie down until it is corrected even though all community members are paying extra for bus services removed. Bus operaters get subsidised by NSW Government, so instead of increasing fares to us increase the subsidy to the bus operaters and we will get better retained services as per prior to time tabele 11/10/09.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Taxis Profiteering From Deleted Services
There is that silent factor that you do not hear - the taxis drivers screaming about the bus deletions around Mount Druitt. Why is this? It is there has been an increase of community members that can't reach new bus service bus stops due to heavier traffic or even fear of health and safety crossings. They wouldn't have got heavier traffic streets when they used to get previous deleted bus stops.
In Gasmatta Area Whalan thas told by Carol, one of our group supports there is a 40 year old lady whom will not walk down to Luxford Road due to health reasons and would have done so with the previous Gasmata Crescent 766 and 769 Westbus bus service there was no problems . This lady is now catching taxis to shops and doctors. Yes this is a choice of life, forced on her by 'decision makers' that have decided to change transport infrastructure, not realising how it affects the important parts of all communities.
Another of our group supporters, Janet had to travel one end of Chestnut Crescent to the other end of Chestnut Crescent to visit her daughter by taxi on Christmas day as there was no bus services on this day cost was $20 - which was deducted from amount to purchase presents for her family!
In Gasmatta Area Whalan thas told by Carol, one of our group supports there is a 40 year old lady whom will not walk down to Luxford Road due to health reasons and would have done so with the previous Gasmata Crescent 766 and 769 Westbus bus service there was no problems . This lady is now catching taxis to shops and doctors. Yes this is a choice of life, forced on her by 'decision makers' that have decided to change transport infrastructure, not realising how it affects the important parts of all communities.
Another of our group supporters, Janet had to travel one end of Chestnut Crescent to the other end of Chestnut Crescent to visit her daughter by taxi on Christmas day as there was no bus services on this day cost was $20 - which was deducted from amount to purchase presents for her family!
School Kids Missing School Buses- What Happens?
One of our group supports carol from Gasmata Crescent, Whalan - have advised myself that the school bus still travels on Gasmata Crescent - but should the children miss the school bus in the morning to go to Chifley College - Dunheved Campus, the school children have to walk across Whalan Reserve reach Debrincat Avenue - North St. Marys and then turn right in Maple Street. This could mount up to 2 to 2 1/2 kilometres of walking
So this raises 2 issues:
one is the issue of taking the Whalan Reseve walk which could lead to lateness at school and reach school full of dirt on shoes and uses a lot of time that could be better quality time for the school children for their lifestyle!
two is that if school buses can drive down small streets why can't the same buses go back down the same streets that were deleted and ripped out of our suburbs? What I mean is the excuse the bus operaters use and the NSW Ministry of transport does not fit in ' Taking buses out of smaller streets and placing them into straighter roads'!
Com'on - the general community is not stupid! We understand that Group one buses haven't decreased in numbers but microscopically bus have had changes all around Mount Druitt. Decreasing services where it is needed and placing them where it isn't needed.
So this raises 2 issues:
one is the issue of taking the Whalan Reseve walk which could lead to lateness at school and reach school full of dirt on shoes and uses a lot of time that could be better quality time for the school children for their lifestyle!
two is that if school buses can drive down small streets why can't the same buses go back down the same streets that were deleted and ripped out of our suburbs? What I mean is the excuse the bus operaters use and the NSW Ministry of transport does not fit in ' Taking buses out of smaller streets and placing them into straighter roads'!
Com'on - the general community is not stupid! We understand that Group one buses haven't decreased in numbers but microscopically bus have had changes all around Mount Druitt. Decreasing services where it is needed and placing them where it isn't needed.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Manifold Bus Services Folded!
Beresford Bourman (Allan), Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt and Surrounding Suburbs has advised that due to the deletion of the Busways 761/762 on Manifold Road, Blackett community members have to walk an extra average 18 minutes extra to obtain bus on Carlisle Avenue Blackett.
One of the elderly community members can not walk the extra distance, to obtain buses now at Carlisle Avenue and now requirs her daughter whom lives twenty kilometres away to take her to Mount Druitt for shopping. I thought we want to encourage people to catch buses!
It has been reported the 2 bus stops signs have been removed , yet 2 bus shelters remain. There is a school bus that goes along Manifold Road during school days to pick up school children, since the new time tables have been implemented 11/10/09. So, if buses can drive through streets to pick up school children why can't they also pick up every day commuters - where is the common sense is this? Where was the community consultation in this situation? Why weren't the local community members informed? Why didn't the State members of Parliament do a letter box drop or door knock to advise these community members (as well as other community members all around Mount Druitt) of these deletion of services?
Yes the NSW Government will advise you of the Community Forums that were held were for the 'micro' communities to be informed - this is the result of this feedback from the forums!
One of the elderly community members can not walk the extra distance, to obtain buses now at Carlisle Avenue and now requirs her daughter whom lives twenty kilometres away to take her to Mount Druitt for shopping. I thought we want to encourage people to catch buses!
It has been reported the 2 bus stops signs have been removed , yet 2 bus shelters remain. There is a school bus that goes along Manifold Road during school days to pick up school children, since the new time tables have been implemented 11/10/09. So, if buses can drive through streets to pick up school children why can't they also pick up every day commuters - where is the common sense is this? Where was the community consultation in this situation? Why weren't the local community members informed? Why didn't the State members of Parliament do a letter box drop or door knock to advise these community members (as well as other community members all around Mount Druitt) of these deletion of services?
Yes the NSW Government will advise you of the Community Forums that were held were for the 'micro' communities to be informed - this is the result of this feedback from the forums!
Western Sydney Community Forum Research Part 1
We have been invited by the Western Sydney Community Forum , to find community members that would like to assist them on a research study. The research study is on issues that have been raised by local people as the result of the Bus Network Review focusing on the negative personal experience/life stories about the changes on the new bus system.
Our group members will be provided the first chance to do this interview - ( Thus allowing them to report back to their own community memebers), which will last approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour and to make it easier the 'Western Sydney Community Forum', will come to you whether it would be at your home or whatever place you feel comfortable with. Anyone whom is interested you can contact us and we will provide you these details unless the research numbers has been reached!
Our group members will be provided the first chance to do this interview - ( Thus allowing them to report back to their own community memebers), which will last approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour and to make it easier the 'Western Sydney Community Forum', will come to you whether it would be at your home or whatever place you feel comfortable with. Anyone whom is interested you can contact us and we will provide you these details unless the research numbers has been reached!
More Commuters Waiting For Deleted Services!
One of our Save Our Bus Services , Mount Druitt And Surrounding Suburbs group members, Paul, has advised that this morning there was 2 young teenage girls waiting on a bus stop on Carlisle Avenue Blackett, for the deleted Busways 755 service - until another community member came to their aid and advised them of the bad news!
It wasn't known how long they were waiting for the bus! This is how the NSW Government gets it's message across the community! We, as individual community members need to talk other community members to let them know what changes the NSW Government has implemented within the Mount Druitt network of bus routes as all of you are the voices of our communities!
It wasn't known how long they were waiting for the bus! This is how the NSW Government gets it's message across the community! We, as individual community members need to talk other community members to let them know what changes the NSW Government has implemented within the Mount Druitt network of bus routes as all of you are the voices of our communities!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Weekend Cut Services for Blackett 755 to 745
Residents of Blackett whom go shopping to Pumpton Shops used to get the Busways 755 bus that went through to Blacktown shops at Plumpton Market Place via Jersey Road, have their lives displaced on weekends as there are completely reduced services.
The 755 went through the majority of suburbs from Mount Druitt and on Saturday produced a well patronised service when it was an hourly service.Now community members have to get a Busways 745 that comes from St Marys!
On Saturdays there is only 4 services to get to Plumpton Shops and zero on Sundays. This is very considerate for the bus operators and NSW Government to leave out the important members of Mount Druitt community who need to travel one place to another and find out there is little or no service.
According to some of Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt And Surrounding Suburbs group members living in Blackett this is of the bus services that affects members of their community.
Where and when does this save time for our Mount Druitt community members with weekend cuts in service! Referring to the old 755 time tables - previously there was sufficient services catering this service to Plumpton - now it is insufficient. Bring back the 755 for Blackett community members!!
Please find bus time table for 745 obtained from Busways website as per below link:
http://www.busways.com.au/files/routes/CM111009Pg2-7.pdf
And Bus route map for 745 obtained fromBusways website as per below link:
http://www.busways.com.au/files/maps/CR191009Pg04-07.pdf
The 755 went through the majority of suburbs from Mount Druitt and on Saturday produced a well patronised service when it was an hourly service.Now community members have to get a Busways 745 that comes from St Marys!
On Saturdays there is only 4 services to get to Plumpton Shops and zero on Sundays. This is very considerate for the bus operators and NSW Government to leave out the important members of Mount Druitt community who need to travel one place to another and find out there is little or no service.
According to some of Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt And Surrounding Suburbs group members living in Blackett this is of the bus services that affects members of their community.
Where and when does this save time for our Mount Druitt community members with weekend cuts in service! Referring to the old 755 time tables - previously there was sufficient services catering this service to Plumpton - now it is insufficient. Bring back the 755 for Blackett community members!!
Please find bus time table for 745 obtained from Busways website as per below link:
http://www.busways.com.au/files/routes/CM111009Pg2-7.pdf
And Bus route map for 745 obtained fromBusways website as per below link:
http://www.busways.com.au/files/maps/CR191009Pg04-07.pdf
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