Extension of 86 Tramline

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Ms Patten (Northern Metropolitan) — My constituency question is for the Minister for Public Transport and comes via the Friends of South Morang group. This group has been advocating for an extension of tram route 86 from Bundoora to South Morang railway station through Mill Park Lakes and back onto Plenty Road for some years, but without success to date. Planning provisions for the light rail to extend to South Morang and beyond into residential areas have been made by the council — the tramline would link RMIT Bundoora with South Morang railway station and the bus interchange, completing the missing public transport link in this part of the municipality. An extension of the 86 tramline would improve the image of the area and contribute to economic regeneration. It would help attract businesses and tourists and would help people get to jobs and services without cars.
Will the minister finally include the extension of the 86 tramline in the next budget and once and for all take action for the growing population of Whittlesea?

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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