Re: [Melb] Free Travel in Melb/Vic on Xmas Day & New Years Eve

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

Well I guess we will have more ferals wrecking trains over the holidays, the
regular ones don't buy tickets anyway. But I guess we may get a few new
faces when they realise they won't be booked for fare evasion.

 I'm not against the free travel for the holidays, but it will attract more
trouble.

Bob.


Christopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> : To be fair, the opposition transport spokesman pre-empted this
announcement
> : by calling for this previously,the idea was probably in their favour box
> : already and would have been on the cards for quite awhile.
> : But who cares as long as they do ;-) ;-)
>
> I don't realy care, I just don't like the games the government/opposition
> play.  As far as I am concerned it was the current governments idea,
> because if the current opposition had the idea why didn't they do it last
> year?
>
> I hope they do this every year now.  Xmas and New Years should be free,
> just like most sporting events now the Public Transport to/from is free
> (well the sporting event pays for it, as for this free transport it
> comes out of the Bayside/Hillside/Yarra/Swanston/Vline budgets, but
> hand on why is the government giving these companies money, I though
> now it is not government run, the government doesn't give the
> operators money.  I think we have been tricked here)
>
>
> : > The government in Victoria have decided to make public transport free
> : > in Melbourne after 6pm on 24th of December and all 25th of December.
> : >
> : > And again after 6pm on the 31st of December and all 1st of Jan.
> : >
> : > National Express have also included all V/Line services.
> : >
> : >
> : > See what happens with a change of government.
> : >
> : >
> : > I think this is one very good idea.
>
>
>
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