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Public transport expansion a ‘priority’ Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE expansion of public transport services in Frankston has been listed as a “priority initiative” in a newly released Infrastructure Australia document. Infrastructure Australia’s updated
priority list reads that “optimising the existing bus network, increasing bus service frequency and coverage” and “upgrades to rail services and infrastructure” have been identified as potential improvements to Frankston. The list of projects and initiatives identified as “priority” or “high priority” by Infrastructure Australia features nearly 150 proposals from across the
country. The listed proponent for the public transport initiative was the Committee For Greater Frankston, an independent lobby group. Committee for Greater Frankston CEO Ginevra Hosking said the listing was “fantastic news and proof that solving the region’s lack of public transport is a state and nationally
important project, one that’s vital to unleash the potential of our region”. “Our submission detailed how the rail extension would become the backbone of a revitalised transport system to benefit 400,000 residents, a population comparable to Canberra’s,” she said. Expansion of public transport services in Frankston was not listed as a
“high priority” initiative. Committee for Mornington Peninsula president and former Dunkley MP Bruce Billson said Infrastructure Australia needed to “lift its gaze beyond the east of Frankston in relation to transport requirements to consider the needs of the Mornington Peninsula”. Continued Page 5
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