State Budget Vic 2022

[PaxInfo]

Read the papers here https://www.budget.vic.gov.au/

A bit for buses and services generally. More than last year.

Blog summary:

https://melbourneontransit.blogspot.com ... ts-to.html

[PaxInfo]

A release with a little more on the Cranbourne West / Narre Warren changes.

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/expandin ... -southeast

[PaxInfo]

More details of the Box Hill area bus reform in Tuesday's budget:
- 903 SmartBus via Deakin Uni
- 201 Deakin Shuttle frequency boost (presumably incorporating the redundant 768)
- 733 & 767 frequency boosts.

https://twitter.com/MelbOnTransit/statu ... 8980621312

Nick Staikos MP has confirmed the the 767 upgrade will be over the entire route.
http://www.nickstaikos.com.au/media-rel ... bentleigh/

[PaxInfo]

Gisborne will get 2 routes, bigger buses and a fixed timetable following a state budget boost.

More: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=40 ... 6767917967

[PaxInfo]

Still on 2022 Vic budget bus services, but for Armstrong Creek & Surf Coast, there's a thread on MP Darren Cheeseman's page.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=409 ... 0728019762

Little detail but the local paper says that $13.9m is involved (presumably over several years) https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/geelongti ... te-budget/

[PaxInfo]

No new information yet on the Donnybrook - Craigieburn express bus but it did get funding in the state budget.

See Facebook post from Ros Spence MP leading up to this:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=514 ... 8748558240

It's described as 'high frequency' here:

https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Residents/T ... uplication

[PaxInfo]

More about the Box Hill / Deakin / Southland upgrade package on the premier's website.

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/expandin ... urnes-east

Route numbers not listed but descriptions match 767 (Box Hill - Deakin - Southland) and Box Hill - Monash - Clayton (busiest part of 733).

[1whoknows]

This rather sounds like these bus improvements will be an interim measure until (or if) the rail loop is ever built.

[PaxInfo]

An article in the Whitehorse Leader says the Box Hill bus upgrades will happen 'within 12 months'.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/ ... our=append

This is shorter than the normal ~2 year lead time from budget to implementation for bus changes.

[1whoknows]

Probably just before the third Saturday in November eh?

[MotorOmnibus8562]

Would be great if there were improvements to buses in Wodonga, TFNSW is already doing the heavy lifting in Albury, soon, we'll see a massive overhaul to the bus system in Albury.