Our Mission Is Our Passion

As Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt And Surrounding Suburbs we really haven't made a mission,vision statement, motto and proceeded to push forward any of these.

So I may place my thoughts forward:

Vision- To represent the Mount Druitt Community, ensuring that bus services are provided and maintained whilst promoting the benefits of public transport buses for the future.

Mission- To reach our vision and work with the community and transport Stakeholders to ensure essential vital services are continuous, ensuring safety to drivers and community are adhered.

Motto- We will ensure buses are always moving forward around Mount Druitt!!!!


I leave future comments for yourselves

We Have Been Invited To Attend And Speak At The Blacktown Transport Forum in October 2010

Debbie, has advised us we have been advised that there is an invitation to 1 or 2 of us from our Group to be represented in the Blacktown Transport Forum where it appears the residents of Blacktown may not be able to attend.

Firstly, on behalf of our group I would like to that the members of Blacktown Council - who have listened and understand we are a bus lobby group for the community. Secondly, it shows what we have been doing is being recognised as a strong representation and voice for the Mount Druitt Community.

We also have been asked to do a speech - what on we are not sure and will find out what the agenda is as well. We are working for a better bus services community for Mount Druitt.

When Will Mt Druitt, Penrith & Lower Blue Mountains Get A T-Way

You ask yourself what is a T-Way? To answer your question properly it is a specially made roadway constructed for transit buses to go through residential areas, educational facilities and industrial areas.

If you look up the Transport Sydney buses website:

http://www.sydneybuses.info/western-sydney-buses.htm


Although known as LPT - there is an existing transit between Liverpool and Parramatta - since 2003 and is still running. buses are run by Hillsbus and Busways and when looking closely at timetables initial starts in morning are half an hour service to 12-15 minutes service peak times during the day. under an hour per trip. If this is so successful why not NSW Transport and The NSW Government look at studies to implement other Transit bus services in the outer Western Sydney like from Parramatta , Blacktown , Mount Druitt to Penrith and inclusive of to Bankstown, Castle Hill and Campbelltown.

This could be promoted as a wonderful to travel without worrying about driving ( as a commuter) the T-way Ten ticket is not a weekly ticket it is a ten trip ticket, so cost effective for the commuter if you are not a constant weekly user. Trips can be spaced out and since all buses would lead to Parramatta- in case commuters want to interconnect with another transit service buses would all leave at same time allowing for proper time for commuter transfer.

Steering Committee of Western Sydney Public Trabsport Users Group

I am honored to provide my services and voluntary time to be part of an exciting lobby group representing the Western Sydney Communities.

Thanks to Amy and Hugh for selecting and promoting myself to the Steering Committee of the Western Sydney Public Transport Users Group. I understand that our group branding is not recognised within Western Sydney as much as I feel it should be - but for the time it has been around it has done very well.

I feel we, as a steering committee will be drive public transport to where it should be going, by community interest groups feedback, increase public interest in these groups. Looking at recommendations provided from the policy committee of the Western Sydney Public Transport Users Group and make it become a vital and important voice for enhancing, improving public transport. I would like to see a goal of promoting public transport as opposed to private transport use for every day continual use. By doing this, there would be many financial advantages to the individual commuter and environment improvement as less polluted vehicles will be driving around as well as the sue of petrol. by the Private car divers.

We need to let the wider community know we are there to better public transport and ensure that any reviews to transport around Western Sydney may be referred to the 'WSPTUG'. We will need to to ensure politicians and transport bureaucrats refer to us before drastic decisions are made otherwise lobby groups will be there to prevent loss of services as long as it is essential and there is a reasonable demand for it, not leaving community members disjointed.

I also think we need to get out to the communities, to get feed back or enhance the website so that online surveys can be completed on any transport issues, reporting back to the NSW government and all Western Sydney state politicians.

I will find this role an exciting role for myself, especially proud of representing the wonderful people of Mount Druitt. I'm not in this for myself I'm in this for the Western Sydney community members.

Another Bus Driver Bashed In Baulkham Hills - TWU

Today, I located a story from the Transport Workers Union news website tonight, that made me feel distraught. I don't know the bus driver but I feel I should - although is not in this area - I feel like a brother in arms wanted to heel the wounds cause by an upset person.

Here is the website to read the story, the TWU calls it a serious public safety crisis. For the sake of public safety and that of drivers, this must be fixed now! What they are talking about is to provide security screens or guards on a 100 remaining private buses, let hope this is done immediately to prevent further safety crisis.

http://www.twunsw.org.au/twu_news/Violent_bashing_of_bus_driver_last_straw_in _Sydney_bus_attack_crisis.shtml

These seem to be a regular part of life for one more bus drivers - who are probably poorly paid & can cause issues in the long run to recruit bus drivers to drive in public.

We're Getting More Ideas To Assist Rock Throwers to Not Rock-Throw

At the Bidwill festival, last weekend. one community lady advised us of a suggestion that there should always be undercover police officers siting close to the bus drivers on every trip.

Again great idea that I would like implemented - as this will stop threats and potential violence to drivers or other passengers. If we look at affordability many decades ago the New South Wales government was paying for ticket conductors on buses - they weren't security guards - they made sure commuters got buses or trams - they ensured people were paying fares and some of them even made the public happy with morning laughs and 'Good evening' evenings.

The other idea if group our group idol Joan - a national/state advertising campaign to deter rock throwing through all forms of media: radio, television and the the press. Well campaigned - this would be well money spent!

Again, this is a great idea , yet it would need great financial support to make it! At least these are ideas that have meanings and are educational. If the parents of the children had rocks thrown on them and were hurt - how would they feel!

Back in my young days I remember being spoilt by a conductress 'Aunty Joan" as she was 'Aunty Joan' to everyone. When she knew I was getting the double-decker bus - that was open ended - she always had a piece of fresh fruit for me - I had to eat to keep healthy. Well at least I have been eating and keep that part of it!

A Confessed Private Car Driver Converted To Public Buses!

This evening there was a man that hopped on the 755 bus and said, 'This is the first time I ever got a bus and I have never realised that is cheaper than a driving a privately used car!'

Obviously he was excited and the thought went into my mind 'A converted public transport user' this is unheard of , this is great news! How many more transport users can we convert from private car users to public transport users - though the end result maybe a cheaper long term cost to the community. This keeps more public transport running.