It was stated to me by a local community member and a 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Member that a Busways Spokesperson in Penrith thinks it is a joke that the community is complaining about unairconditioned buses running in and around Mount Dr
uitt, within NSW Bus Region 1.
Also stated, 'That Mount Druitt will not be able to get 100% airconditioned buses from now because Mount Druitt never gets heard or listen too.'
Our Face Book member mentioned that one reason Busways hasn't been providing airconditioned buses is - no one wants to buy old buses and we, in Mount Druitt have to wait until 2022. Making negative comments of Mount Druitt by the NSW Busways spokesperson is not a positive reaction from a business company that is tendering for NSW Bus Region 1 this t Statement could backfire to that person and Busways, one day.
We have 6 Councillors from Ward 4 & 5 Blacktown City Council that represent the community and provide the essential services and infrastructure from our Local Government that we need in our community, so we are heard and listened too...
We have 2 NSW State Members that actively stand up for the community as a better advocate then myself and help receive services and infrastructure provided by the NSW State Government, we are heard and listened too...
We have 1 Federal Member that stands up for the community in ensuring we receive proper services and infrastructure for our community, we are heard and listened too...
I am appalled that the Busways spokesperson has made this disrespectful comments of Mount Druitt and has provided the correct respect for our community that is needed. This is one of the strong reasons I am standing up for the community as a positive voice that wants to get positive results and improvements. Thank God this spokesperson is not a bureaucrat for the NSW Government.
Busways tender for the NSW Bus region Contract 1 and want to hang onto it. but by making comments against commuters and people of Mount Druitt, this should go against the future tending process.
Click here for a petition to sign at Change.org.au for 100% airconditioned buses for Mount Druitt
Just to let the community know, I am in the process working on a hard copy petition, to support the change.org.au petition and also include requiring airconditioned trains. Keep an eye on future posts. This issue will not leave Busways or NSW Transport until Mount Druitt has is required 100% airconditioned buses. People come first and people's comfort come first. The more we are speaking to people, the more people want proper action on this community issue.
I've lead our community to successful petitions before and I will do it again, with the help of the community.
So now, on behalf of our community, I would like to "Thank" Marissa Georgopolous, from the Mount Druitt Standard, for her complimenting article towards our community in obtaining proper airconditioned buses in our Mount Druitt and surrounding suburbs:
Commuters boil in buses
Petition demanding airconditioning for passengers across region gathers steam
COMMUTERS are being forced to travel on swelteringly hot buses that do not have airconditioning.
While experiencing the hottest summer on record, many bus users across Mt Druitt got no respite while travelling the region. A report compiled by Mt Druitt Commuters Improvement Group found of the 166 non-airconditioned Busways buses in NSW most were “allocated to the three Sydney depots (Blacktown, Mulgrave, Penrith),” the report read.
Resident John Svoboda said he understood “more than 30” were based at the Blacktown depot.
Mr Svoboda, former president of the commuters group, said all buses needed airconditioning, considering full fares had to be paid. He has started a Change.org petition to call for the non-airconditioned buses to be replaced as soon as possible. He said he started it after speaking with a driver who was fed-up with working in a hot bus all day.
“He told me there were a lot of bus drivers not wanting to return the buses back to the depot because it was so hot,” Mr Svoboda said.
Mt Druitt state Labor MP Edmond Atalla has backed Mr Svoboda’s call because of recent heatwaves.
“Many of the users of public transport are elderly people and the lack of airconditioned buses is a major health issue for them,” he said.
A Busways spokesman said 80 per cent of its western Sydney services were airconditioned but there were plans to upgrade them. “Through our fleet replacement program older buses are being replaced with brand new airconditioned buses and by 2022 all services ... will be air-conditioned,” he said.
Mr Atalla said the time frame was “too long”.
Mt Druitt state Labor MP Edmond Atalla has backed Mr Svoboda’s call because of recent heatwaves.
“Many of the users of public transport are elderly people and the lack of airconditioned buses is a major health issue for them,” he said.
A Busways spokesman said 80 per cent of its western Sydney services were airconditioned but there were plans to upgrade them. “Through our fleet replacement program older buses are being replaced with brand new airconditioned buses and by 2022 all services ... will be air-conditioned,” he said.
Mr Atalla said the time frame was “too long”.
Mr Svoboda said: “We are in an age where we shouldn’t have non-airconditioned buses.”
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