REGIONAL bus routes servicing central Victoria will stop running and more could be cut under a review from the state government.
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The Lockington to Rochester Station and Trentham to Kyneton services are among 30 bus routes that will be scrapped around the state.
The changes to the Transport Connections Program - running buses in regional Victoria - were announced by the government today.
Other services in central Victoria that are in danger of being removed in the latest review include:
• Raywood to Eaglehawk;
• Castlemaine to Maldon - Sunday service;
• Tarnagulla to Maryborough;
• Tarnagulla to Inglewood.
Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Richardson said the lack of bus services would be strongly felt in the region.
“Access to public transport is a significant concern for people in regional Victoria, and this callous move by the Baillieu Government to scrap these bus services could isolate residents,” she said.
Full story in tomorrow's Bendigo Advertiser.
