transport

MEDIA RELEASE: 95 STATIONS TO FACE CUTS TO SAFETY, SECURITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 1:26pm

Thursday, 2 February 2012
95 STATIONS TO FACE CUTS TO SAFETY, SECURITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED

MINISTER MUST RULE OUT STATION STAFF CUTS

At least 95 stations risk losing their staff under the O'Farrell Government's cost cutting review of RailCorp – which will lead to unsafe stations and no special assistance for the disabled and elderly.

"The O'Farrell Government must rule out cuts to station staffing as part of the RailCorp review," Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

MEDIA RELEASE: RAIL COMMUTERS PUT AT RISK

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Mon, 30/01/2012 - 8:43am

media | PPP | transport | waratahs

MEDIA RELEASE: John Robertson MP, NSW Opposition Leader
Sunday, January 29, 2012

RAIL COMMUTERS PUT AT RISK - O’FARRELL DEAL ON WARATAH TRAINS WATERS DOWN SAFETY STANDARDS AND WILL STILL COST TAXPAYERS $175 MILLION

The O’Farrell Government has revealed that taxpayers will be forced to pay $175 million to a private consortium for the Waratah trains, but the Government is still refusing to say what changes have been made to the safety testing regime – sparking concerns that commuters will be put at risk.

***MEDIA ALERT: COMMUTERS PUT AT RISK BY GOVERNMENT DECISION TO COMPROMISE ON SAFETY TESTING FOR WARATAH TRAINS

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 10:34am

commuters | media | transport | waratah trains

***MEDIA ALERT***
COMMUTERS PUT AT RISK BY GOVERNMENT DECISION
TO COMPROMISE ON SAFETY TESTING FOR WARATAH TRAINS

WHO: Leader of the Opposition, John Robertson
Shadow Minister for Transport, Penny Sharpe

WILLOUGHBY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES TO RISE BY UP TO $104 A YEAR

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Fri, 16/12/2011 - 10:32am

Barry O'Farrell | fares | media | transport | willoughby

MEDIA RELEASE: DUTY MLC FOR WILLOUGHBY

Friday, 16 December 2011

WILLOUGHBY PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES TO RISE BY UP TO $104 A YEAR
O'FARRELL'S SLAP IN THE FACE FOR LOCAL COMMUTERS

Penny Sharpe, duty MLC for Willoughby and NSW Shadow Minister for Transport, has slammed the O'Farrell Government's decision to increase public transport fares for commuters travelling from Willoughby to the city by public transport by up to $104 a year.
"The O'Farrell Government's decision to increase public transport fares is a slap in the face for local commuters," Ms Sharpe said.

"Under these price hikes, the average local worker travelling from Chatswood to the city by train will be forced to fork out an extra $104 each year.

O'FARRELL INCREASES PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES BY 5.4 PER CENT

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Thu, 15/12/2011 - 3:13pm

Thursday, 15 December 2011

O'FARRELL INCREASES PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES BY 5.4 PER CENT
$156 EXTRA FOR PENRITH COMMUTERS EACH YEAR

The O'Farrell Government's decision to increase public transport fares by a massive 5.4 per cent from next month is a slap in the face for commuters, Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

"The O'Farrell Government is sending public transport fares skyrocketing for hundreds of thousands of commuters in NSW," Ms Sharpe said.

"The O'Farrell Government's fare increase will cost the average Penrith commuter travelling to the City each week an extra $156 per year.

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