MEMBER for Fisher Andrew Wallace has slammed the state of transport links between Maleny and the Sunshine Coast, revealing he was “appalled” to hear it can take up to five hours to reach the coast by public transport.
Speaking at a Maleny Commerce breakfast on April 8, Mr Wallace said improving regional connectivity remained one of his top priorities ahead of the May 3 federal election.
“That’s just totally unacceptable,” he said. “People in Maleny are screaming out for better east-west bus networks, and I’ll be doing something about that.”
Mr Wallace highlighted that the Sunshine Coast is set to become “a building site for the next seven years”, with $10 billion in federal infrastructure projects recently announced.
These include rail from Beerwah to Birtinya via Caloundra and a mass transit bus system running to the airport. Mr Wallace said stability and infrastructure would be central to his re-election campaign.