In an event-studded Perth weekend,the state government has announced a repeat of last year’s free public transport over summer.
The state’s major rail project has up to 16 people employed in its communications team,a number the opposition says is extravagant and insulting.
The 21 kilometres of rail will cut the time it takes to commute from Ellenbrook to the CBD from one hour by car,to 30 minutes by rail.
All train lines,except the partially-closed Armadale Line,experienced significant growth in patronage numbers when compared to the previous 12 months.
The Metronet Yanchep rail extension has officially opened after heavily criticised cost and time blowouts.
More than 1.2 million people living in Perth don’t have access to frequent,all-day public transport,leaving them stuck using polluting and expensive cars.
Out of nearly 800 cities across 61 countries,Perth has gained a dubious honour.
On Thursday Perth Transport Authority said the driver responsible for dragging a boy 300 metres by a bus which left him with a broken pelvis and hand and two skin grafts,has been sacked.
A WA Police spokeswoman said a girl,17 and woman,18,were travelling on a bus in Karrinyup around 5.30pm when they allegedly began verbally abusing a stranger for no apparent reason.
Premier Roger Cook announced plans to expand the service with five possible additional stops flagged.
Three months after beginning Perth’s most lengthy and disruptive rail shutdown ever,the government remains confident of the opening date – and of people’s patience.