--- title: "Bus services: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 13 November 2024) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion noting growth in Melbourne's outer suburbs, gaps in public transport there, and calling for more frequent bus services, drawing on Infrastructure Victoria's 2023 report. Defeated 6 to 30 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 13 November 2024. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-11-13/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 13 November 2024 · [Transport and infrastructure](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=infrastructure%5Ftransport) # Bus services: motions Voting yes supported a motion noting growth in Melbourne's outer suburbs, gaps in public transport there, and calling for more frequent bus services, drawing on Infrastructure Victoria's 2023 report. Defeated **6** yes **30** no The question put That this house: (1) notes that: (a) Melbourne is experiencing a surge in growth with the population expected to exceed 6.5 million people by 2036 and the majority of new residents are settling in outer suburban growth areas; (b) public transport infrastructure has not kept abreast with population growth in growth areas, leaving residents with limited or no access to reliable public transport; (c) the lack of transport: (i) forces people to rely on costly private transport alternatives, exacerbating cost-of-living pressures for families and young people; (ii) prevents people from getting to work, school, medical appointments and participating fully in their community; (d) the government’s plans to build train infrastructure in growth areas will take decades to complete and require huge investment; (e) Infrastructure Victoria’s 2023 report titled Fast, Frequent, Fair recognised the critical role buses could play in servicing outer suburbs and new growth areas and recommended the government: (i) increase the frequency of bus services beginning with outer suburbs and growth areas; (ii) update the principal public transport network to accurately align it with mass transit bus routes; ( ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 15 no 15 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 11 no 11 members - No [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - No [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - No [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - No [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - No [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - No [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - No [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - No [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - No [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - No [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - No [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - Yes [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - Yes [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - No [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - No [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - Yes [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - No [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - No [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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