The numbers don’t lie when it comes to how many non-airconditioned services are forced on to local commuters.
A Freedom of Information request by Campbelltown MP Greg Warren unearthed figures which made for very interesting reading.
Out of 14,441 timetabled services on the T5 Cumberland line in the 2016 calendar year, 3,977 used carriages without air-conditioning.
Which was bad enough on its own, but Warren also asked for data for the T4 Eastern Suburbs line so he could compare the two lines.
Well, well.
According to those numbers, commuters in the Eastern Suburbs had only nine non-air-conditioned services in all of 2016 – less than the daily average for south west Sydney commuters on the T5 Cumberland line.
What’s got me scratching my head is why the State Government is so silent on this and many other issues where it stands accused of failing to deliver a fair go for the west and south west.
The next election is not that far, less than two years actually.
It’s a no brainer that the Coalition cannot form government in Macquarie Street unless they win seats out here.
One could be forgiven for thinking they have given up any hope of reclaiming Campbelltown and other seats.
But our concern is why they are indeed failing to meet the needs of our communities.
From refusing to install noise barriers along the railway line to the land grab at Hurlstone Agricultural High School, this State Government seems to have lost the plot.
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♦ On a more positive note, how exciting is this rezoning proposal for the Maryfields property along Narellan Road.
High tech buildings for up to 1,200 medical/health jobs, retirement living and much more is being proposed.
It was first submitted in 2014, and now, almost three years later, final approval is finally coming into view.
It’s good to note that Campbelltown Council has grasped the strategic nature of the proposal.
What I’d like to see is a mighty big push from council to make this plan a reality sooner rather than later.
This is the sort of employment circuit breaker that we badly need to reduce the number of our residents who have to commute to jobs every day.
