My question is for the Minister for Public Transport.

Minister, how will families in the outer areas of Ballarat benefit from the Ballarat bus network review?

Since being elected I have proudly helped deliver a school bus connection to Cardigan Village and Lucas and improved school bus timetabling for kids in Miners Rest. I have also secured a bus extension to Lucas for the very first time, as well as the new route C27 bus service connecting Smythesdale, Smythes Creek, Snake Valley and Haddon to the Delacombe town centre.

Despite these big wins, some areas are still not connected to buses for everyone, including Cardigan Village and the Ballarat West employment zone. I am determined to improve bus connections and timetabling across the areas of Ballarat and the surrounding communities that I represent, and I eagerly await the outcomes of the Ballarat bus network review.