Talking transport

The three major candidates for the state seat of Albert Park answered questions on local transport issues at the Metropolitan Transport Forum for Port Phillip last month.

Held at Port Melbourne Town Hall on September 13, sitting member for Albert Park Martin Foley, Liberal candidate and City of Port Phillip councillor Andrew Bond and Greens candidate and Port Phillip councillor Ogy Simic addressed locals on the night.

Moderated by City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss, the event produced nothing particularly ground-breaking but did provide local voters with a chance to better understand each party’s local transport policies ahead of November’s state election.

Before candidates addressed the audience, Mayor Voss stressed council’s key local transport priorities that she said were critical to easing congestion in the City of Port Phillip.

These included a commitment to starting Metro 2 to Fishermans Bend, actioning the St Kilda Rd safety project and completing the Park St tram link from the new Anzac Station at the Domain Interchange to South Melbourne.

While it came as no surprise that there were no policy announcements on the night, Mr Foley reiterated his government’s record investment on transport infrastructure since it was elected in 2014 and he assured locals that this would continue if re-elected.