Grievance

The Petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the lack of frequent bus services to Forest Hill Shopping Centre. The current bus routes that service Forest Hill Shopping Centre are infrequent and unreliable. The wait for certain routes can take up to an hour, perpetuating low patronage, bus service priority and less consumers to Forest Hill Shopping Centre. This specifically applies to the bus routes that go through major hubs such as Nunawading Station, Mitcham Station, Burwood Plaza, Box Hill Station and Blackburn Station, and bus routes 735, 736 and 765. Bus services that run through Forest Hill Shopping Centre should be every 10 to 20 minutes during the peak hours of 7.00 am to 9.00 am, and 3.30 pm to 6.29 pm, and every 20 to 25 minutes during the off-peak hours of 5.00 am to 6.59 am, 9.01 am to 3.29 pm, and 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm, as well as every 20 minutes on weekends.