This petition of concerned residents of Victoria draws to the attention of the House the Baillieu Government's changes to Epping and Mill Park bus routes which will adversely affect many disadvantaged local residents and smaller shopping centres. We deplore the lack of community consultation and inadequate information given to the travelling public about the proposed changes.

The petitioners therefore call on the Victorian Government to:

• Retain all bus routes which serve the City of Whittlesea prior to the opening of South Morang Station.
• Introduce entirely new bus routes to serve South Morang and new housing estates, without re-routing existing buses.
• Increase the frequency of buses and trains as a means of reducing car dependence in the City of Whittlesea