Transport unites southern family belt Teacher Tash King, 35, (with three-year-old daughter Georgia) says poor public transport and "gridlocked" freeways meant driving from Rockingham to Perth now took a "ridiculous" two hours some days. PERTH'S public transport woes returned to the top of the political agenda this week as voters in the southern electorates said they would evict Premier Colin Barnett if he did not slash congestion. And voters across the city's young family belt also demanded better funding for schools, child care and early learning. In the last of a five-part series, The Sunday Times canvassed residents across the southern electorates of Cockburn, Jandakot, Willagee, Fremantle, Kwinana, Bateman and Rockingham to ask about the big issues and what it would take to win their vote ahead of Saturday's state election. Only two of the seven seats, Jandakot and Bateman, are held by the Liberal Party. In Rockingham, teacher Tash King, 35, said her vote would go to the party that delivered better funding for state schools. And she said poor public transport and "gridlocked" freeways meant driving from Rockingham to Perth now took a "ridiculous" two hours some days. Jacqueline Daniel, a 43-year-old mother studying to be a life coach, said her daughter Ella, 7, had dyslexia and ADHD. She called for better support in schools for children with special needs. A lot of mothers are in a similar situation. Our kids are falling through the cracks. Not enough is being done," she said. Rockingham is held by WA Labor leader Mark McGowan and, while Ms Daniel said she "had heard of" the Opposition leader, she said he had failed to capture the hearts of voters. "We need to see if he puts his money where his mouth is," Ms Daniels said. As she emerged from the water after a scuba-diving lesson near Garden Island, physiotherapist Erica Aviet, 29, said government needed to encourage cyclists with better bike paths and more bike racks at train stations. At Fremantle, student dietitian Grace Coelho, 21, said the lack of parking and public transport was the biggest challenge, but she was undecided about who to vote for. Marine safety manager Craig Ey labelled Perth's freeways "a joke" and said it was time for governments to consider toll roads. The 43-year-old said a more extensive rail network was also essential. Fremantle independent MP Adele Carles is facing a battle to retain her seat after being tainted by her failed love affair with Treasurer Troy Buswell. Student teacher and mother Monica Trainor, 27, said: "What they do in their own time in their own business but it does show a lot about the sort of people we entrust to run our government and run out state. I'd like them to focus on the issues and one of the biggest is properly funding education and child care. At Kwinana Marketplace shopping centre, Ernie Dunham, 76, and his wife May, 75, said policing was a "huge issue" and claimed their local police station was often closed by 4pm. Mr Dunham said he trusted neither Mr Barnett nor Mr McGowan, but would vote Liberal because, "I think Barnett will probably give us more police." Single father Bert Scarrott, 47, said average West Australians were "being left behind" by a housing affordability crisis. He said Mr Barnett had lost his vote when he made his now-infamous comments about airconditioning being a luxury.