Fare freeze on SEQ public transport
December 20, 2015 10:13 am in Gold Coast by Rachel Junge
GOLD Coast commuters have been handed an early Christmas present, with Queensland announcing a freeze on public transport fares.
Prices for bus and train travel across the South East will remain unchanged until 1 July, 2016 while the independent Fare Review is underway.
Minister for Transport Stirling Hinchliffe said the decision to freeze fares and not proceed with a scheduled annual CPI increase had been made to ensure commuters would not be impacted while the current fare structure in South East Queensland was being considered by the expert-led taskforce.
"The Palaszczuk Government is committed to restoring confidence in our public transport system and boosting patronage by delivering fair, affordable and sustainable fares across our network," Mr Hinchliffe said.
Public transport use increased by 3.1 percent between July and September 2015, with more than 47 million trips recorded on South East Queensland's public transport network.
The Fare Review Taskforce is set to release its recommendations for community consultation early next year.
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Rachel Junge
Since graduating from University in 2003, Rachel has worked in radio in a variety of roles including announcer, journalist and copywriter. The crazy world of radio has taken her from her hometown of Toowoomba to Wollongong, Sydney, Brisbane and finally the Gold Coast when in 2009 she started writing and presenting news with Hot Tomato and myGC.com.au.
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Big bloody deal! Will still have the most expensive public transport in Australia or even the world. You want more people on public transport then how about u look at some of the NSW Transport specials. Like my wife and I are taking our 2 girls to Sydney on the train from Newcastle next Sunday and we can all go on the trains, buses and ferries all over Sydney for wait for $2.50 each!!! And yes that is all day Sunday. Get your fing act together Translink QLD!!!!!!!
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