Lets GET Connected Gippsland East Transport Project

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Lets GET Connected Gippsland East Transport
Project

• Presented by
• Rhonda James
• Transport Coordinator
• East Gippsland Shire Council

Wellington Shire Transport Coordinator - Sheryl
McHugh
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Our Challenge in Gippsland East

• Tyranny of Distance
• Low Density Population
• Lack of Transport Infrastructure
• Different Local Government structure
• Ageing Population
• Fare Structures
• Rural and Remote Isolation
• Outside the commuter belt
• Car dependant culture
• Viability of Services
• Impact of Multi PurposeTaxi Card cutbacks

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Vline Map
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Project Objectives

•   Develop a clearer understanding of community
  transport needs
•    Engage with local communities and key
  stakeholders and develop strong partnerships
•    Develop an evidence base about access and
• mobility needs
•     Facilitate the development of a range of
  projects
•     Develop integrated action research
•     Practice good project governance

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What we are Doing
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School Bus Initiatives

• TAFE Access to School Bus Network
• Permission for Apprentices
• Trialing Adult Passengers in Remote Areas
• TAFE Access on Private School Buses
• Activating Dead School Bus Runs
• Extending School Bus Routes

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Capacity Building

• Community Building
• Networking with Key Stakeholders
• Building Relationships
• Establishing Transport Networks
• Setting up Project Working Groups
• Value Adding to Existing Projects
• Whole Government Approach

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Statewide Demonstration Projects

• Buchan Bus N Freight
• Loch Sport Enhanced Bus Service
• Low Floor Buses
• Set Route, Set Fare Taxi Initiatives
• Access to School Buses
• Older Drivers Resource Kit

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Community Transport Initiatives

• Dargo Community Bus
• Fulham Prison Transport Initiatives
• Gippsland HACC Pilot Transport Strategy

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Transport Advocacy

• Local Governments Working Together
• Community Awareness Video Project
• Multi Purpose Taxi Program
• TCP Statewide Working Groups
• Multi Agency Project Team (MAPT)
• Taxi Fare Review

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Regulatory Barriers

• Inquiry into Regulatory Barriers to Regional
  Economic Development
• Exemptions under Disability Discrimination Act
• Inflexible Contracts with School Bus Operators
• Accreditation Bus Driver Licenses
• Special Vehicle Licenses
• V/Line Replacement Services
• Parcel Post Services
• Inflexible Taxi Regulations

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Integrated Local Planning

• Incorporating Transport Strategies into
• Community Health Plans
• Municipal Public Health Plans
• Urban Design Frameworks
• Wellington Shire Council Plan 2002 2005
• Footpath and Bicycle Plans
• East Gippsland Planning Development Strategy
• Primary Care Partnership Plans
• East Gippsland Communities for Children MoU
• East Gippsland Early Years Plan
• SEATS Transport Study

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Barriers to Whole of Government Approach

• Community Transport Policy Vacuum
• Transport is not my core business
• Funding not streamlined
• Lack of Coordination
• Transport Silos
• No Integrated Transport Planning
• Framework

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HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

• Develop an Integrated Transport Planning
  Framework for the Eastern corridor enabling all
  transport sector planning and delivery of
  services to come together - community public
  transport
• Advocate for better regional rural transport
  infrastructure
• Advocate for better transport services for people
  with disabilities
• Department of Infrastructure - Regional Services
  Division
• Advocate for a regional transport budget to
  enable transport trials in Gippsland East
• Work together to free up regulatory barriers for
  more flexible transport initiatives in regional
  and rural Victoria

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THANK YOU