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Deer Park and Kings Park have been named among the most vulnerable suburbs in Australia in a new report from Griffith University examining vulnerability to rising oil prices [1]. The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has responded by calling for urgent state and federal investment in expanding the coverage of high quality public transport in the area, such as electrifying and duplicating the railway lines to Sunbury and Bacchus Marsh.

“Recent patronage growth shows that people are willing to use public transport if it meet their needs,” said PTUA President Daniel Bowen. “This new report shows many families are missing out on decent services, so they’re literally forced to own multiple cars and use them heavily. People in Brimbank and Melton are among the worst affected.”
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Multi-car families could save thousands of dollars a year if they had access to high quality public transport services, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has said.

In promoting a call for public transport services “Every 10 Minutes to Everywhere“, PTUA president Daniel Bowen said that if fast frequent services were provided, more outer-suburban families could happily give up their second or third cars, resulting in huge savings.
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