Commuters slow to take-up free tickets

South-East Queensland commuters have been slow to start using the free $10 go cards handed out by the Bligh Labor Government. LNP Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Simpson said Opposition parliamentary questioning had revealed that out of the 272,978 go cards handed out during the Government’s free go cards campaign; only a third of the cards had ... more

Connecting SEQ 2031 …more like Congestion SEQ 2031

BLIGH Labor’s Connecting SEQ 2031 should be renamed Congestion SEQ 2031 given the total lack of funding for the Premier’s latest diversion to her flagging popularity.LNP Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Transport Fiona Simpson said Connect SEQ 2031 confirmed the Government has failed to deliver any real improvement in public transport or ... more

Bligh’s a hypocrite on high-speed rail

PREMIER Bligh’s mothballing of previous plans to lift rail speeds to the Sunshine Coast made a joke of her latest fast train promises, the State Opposition said today.  Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Simpson labelled Premier Bligh’s newfound commitment to fast trains as hot air and gross hypocrisy which flew in the face of her track-record. ... more

Calls for flexible fares for Go Card

Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads Fiona Simpson has called for more flexible pricing options to be made available through the Go Card system. Ms Simpson said that Melbourne’s Myki public transport fare system has daily fare caps and other flexible pricing options for public transport users.“Both Myki and the Go Card use technology which ... more

Trains should be safe and quiet for commuters

Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Simpson has welcomed the start of a trial of quiet carriages on South East Queensland trains.Ms Simpson said the decision to designate the final carriage as a quiet area was a step forward in improving the comfort of commuters. “I have received a lot of feedback from South East Queensland commuters about their ... more

More police needed to stop train violence

The LNP is calling for a boost to the Police Railway Squad to improve safety on the rail network.The call follows a weekend attack on two women at Coorparoo train station.Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Simpson said the long term Labor Government needed to do more to ensure commuters’ safety. "The number of police officers patrolling the ... more

Labor's Straddie tourism plan runs aground at Toondah

The recent grounding of ferries in Toondah Harbour has left many North Stradbroke Island residents and tourists stranded and demonstrated that Bligh Labor cannot be trusted to manage tourism in the region.The LNP's Shadow Transport Minister Fiona Simpson, LNP Member for Cleveland Mark Robinson and LNP Federal Member for Bowman Andrew Laming met ... more

75,000 Motorists have their say against driver’s licence hike

Almost 75,000 angry Queensland motorists have hit out at Labor’s plans to double the cost of driver licences with the roll-out of the new “smart” licence next year, the LNP said today.   Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Simpson will table an e-petition in Parliament against the increased cost of a five-year driver’s licence, which is set to ... more

Scalpers Sell “Free” Go Cards on eBay

Scalpers are cashing in on the Translink free go card giveaway, selling “free” pre-loaded go cards on Bay, that were available for Queenslanders who did not already have a go card. Scalpers are selling the Go Cards for the value of the pre-loaded credit on the card, claiming that buyers will save the cost of the initial purchase cost of the ... more

Passengers at risk while QR dithers

Queensland rail passengers would remain at risk from drunks and hooligans until an appropriately resourced Police Railway Squad was deployed on trains, the LNP said today. Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Transport Fiona Simpson said two years after the Bligh Labor government promised to improve rail security, the situation had worsened. “The ... more

Make driver training available to all

IT’S time to make driver training more accessible and affordable with access through schools, the LNP said today. Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Transport Fiona Simpson said the 100-hour log book had some good points but not all young people had access to appropriate supervision to help them learn to drive. “Including driver training in ... more

Road plans left rubbery in SEQ blueprint

Major Queensland road projects listed in the Bligh Labor Government’s South East Queensland infrastructure blueprint have never been properly cost checked, the LNP said todayLNP Main Roads spokeswoman Fiona Simpson said the revelations came after Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace was questioned during Parliamentary Estimates Committee hearings on ... more