BULLETIN
COLLIE RIVER VALLEY Published by LOCALS for LOCALS EDITION No. 124
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
St Pat’s Day garage sale A GARAGE sale tomorrow and Saturday will raise funds for the Community Garden of Remembrance for Unborn and Infants. Page 2.
RAIL ICONS RECOGNISED
New principal focused on students’ needs
TWO of Collie’s rail icons, the goods shed and the overhead footbridge, are now on the State Register of Heritage Places. Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns, Yolanda Cool of the Heritage Council of WA and shire president Sarah Stanley unveiled the plaque at the Goods Shed. Page 6.
WILSON Park’s acting principal, Jennifer McCarthy, has served in the Kimberley and the wheatbelt, and is now experiencing the south west for the first time. Page 4.
Bus trial teetering
MLA wants changes to increase patronage THE future of a Collie to Bunbury bus service is in doubt with “very low” usage demonstrated halfway through the 12-month trial period. Since the start of the trial last October, the patronage has been very low, with some buses carrying no passengers. When the service was launched Premier Mark McGowan said the service needed to be actively used for it to continue after the trial period.
“People need to use it, we cannot run a bus service with no-one on it,” he said. Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns is keen to see the service continue and is conducting a survey to see if there are any changes the community want to make the service more attractive to travellers. This includes asking people about a smaller bus making the daily trip. “A smaller bus would give more options for stops on the journey as it wouldn’t
require the same level of access to large pull-in bays and would have a smaller turning circle,” she said. “These changes could add flexibility to the bus route. “I fought for a bus trial for the Collie and was successful in securing an every day service to Bunbury. “With this low level of patronage, I have advocated to the Department of Transport to review the service to try and
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improve usage before the trial finishes.” Mrs Hanns said it was made clear to the community at the start of the trial that the service would only be sustained beyond the trial period if people made use of it. “I encourage everyone to provide feedback to me in the survey and remind everyone the bus is there, so please get on board and take your next trip to Bunbury via this amazing service.”
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