Save the Gippsland Line

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Dear Daniel Andrews,

We the citizens and people of Gippsland do not agree with the recommendation that regional train services be terminated at Pakenham and our vulnerable, disabled and elderly be forced to change trains on their journey to Melbourne. Many of these people are the disadvantaged of our community, often seeking medical assistance & appointments in metropolitan medical centres that are not available in our region.

This change would also affect the bike tourists and young families who would also have difficulty with young children, prams and bikes changing trains to and from crowded metropolitan rail. The Gippsland area is being promoted as a great tourist region with economic benefits and as a way of overcoming the demise of the coal and timber mill industry and continual rail service is a must for this to succeed.

Other frequent users of the system are our people who work in the metropolitan centres and choose to live in the regional and rural areas here for the lifestyle and community opportunities that we have. The current system is unreliable and often runs late, this additional transfer and changeover time will add to the already overly long trip and decrease the reliability of the transport system to them, not to mention the additional time needed to be added to the start of the trip, getting up earlier, the changes in timetables that will be required etc.

We understand that the cost of upgrading the metropolitan system is a burden, but can Gippsland at least have the same standard as the other Victorian regions, that our Melbourne trains actually go to Melbourne, as they now do.

The Federal Minister for Infrastructure who is a resident here has promised his support in working with the state government to help sort the congestion problem.

We ask that you do not accept this part of the report from the citizens jury on face value and seek further consultation with the impacted communities and federal counterparts as you work towards an upgrading of the lines to at least the standard that the other Victorian Regions rail systems already have.

 

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  • Elke Frank
    signed 2016-08-06 16:45:15 +1000
  • Elizabeth Wilson
    signed 2016-08-06 16:44:33 +1000
    Elizabeth Wilson
  • Ashley Rees
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 16:42:32 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Yvonne Ferrel
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 16:40:47 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Ian Boyd
    signed 2016-08-06 16:40:11 +1000
    Making the trip even longer !
  • Donna Martin
    signed 2016-08-06 16:39:20 +1000
    We people who live in rural areas, shouldnt lose our services or stop when its unnecessary. Dont do what Jeff Kennett did to South Gippsland & ruin the towns!
  • Steven Melnyczenko
    signed 2016-08-06 16:36:19 +1000
  • Lee-Anne Morrison
    signed 2016-08-06 16:35:33 +1000
  • Charmaine Wilson
    signed 2016-08-06 16:31:41 +1000
    My children would lose a lot of independence if the terminate at Pakenham
  • Marcus Younger
    signed 2016-08-06 16:26:25 +1000
    If Dan the man stuffs up our service he should leave. We have enough losses thanks to him Just think over a billion not to build a much needed road
  • Matthew Williamson
    signed 2016-08-06 16:26:06 +1000
    Gippsland trains terminating at Pakenham will result in people terminating their Gippsland Rural living / City working lifestyle because it will become too impractical and inefficient to live in Gippsland and commute to Melbourne for work.
  • Kate Storr
    signed 2016-08-06 16:20:04 +1000
  • Daniel McCarthy
    signed 2016-08-06 16:06:10 +1000
  • kathryn watson
    signed 2016-08-06 16:04:09 +1000
  • Lynette Vanderwal
    signed 2016-08-06 16:01:41 +1000
    I’m an aged pensioner & travel on VLine trains to Melbourne on a regular basis…

    It would be very difficult to change trains or have to get on buses.

    Please fund VLine Gippsland for affair& proper method of transport.
  • Emily Trimble
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 16:00:47 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Emily Trimble
    signed 2016-08-06 15:59:43 +1000
  • Harrison Johnstone
    signed 2016-08-06 15:59:35 +1000
  • Ken Beckwith
    signed via 2016-08-06 15:57:19 +1000
    Moving to Warragul in 4 weeks, partly for family reasons, partly to enjoy retirement in a rural area whilst retaining easy access to Melbourne. KEEP THE TRAINS RUNNING TO THE CITY !!!!
  • Rick Fatchen
    signed 2016-08-06 15:56:58 +1000
  • Leila Wilson
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:56:24 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Rebecca Rj
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:54:54 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Kate Rhodes
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:54:06 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Andrea Lane
    signed 2016-08-06 15:50:16 +1000
    Truly a mindblowing recommendation based on an truly unbelievable process.
  • Michelle Lenser
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:47:31 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Jan Inglis
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:47:09 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Michelle Lenser
    signed 2016-08-06 15:47:01 +1000
  • Jan Inglis
    signed 2016-08-06 15:46:45 +1000
  • Stuie Palmer
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 15:43:49 +1000
    A Melbourne train should go to Melbourne, why does the Gippsland regional line get substandard service recommended?
  • Janne Blacket
    signed 2016-08-06 15:41:35 +1000