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Metro Tasmania – Driver SafetyThe annual report notes that there has been an increase in complaints related to driver interactions with other road users. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Metro Tasmania – Women in the WorkforceThe 2020-21 annual report shows that 18 per cent of the Metro workforce are women. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Metro Tasmania – Service AccessibilityThe 2020-21 annual report does not report on accessible services - that is, general access services, delivered with low-floor accessible buses. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Metro Tasmania – Integrated TicketingI've been attending the Tasmanian Bus conference for many, many years. Each time we gather, there's a conversation about integrated ticketing. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Metro Tasmania – Hobart Bus InterchangeCan you confirm it is your intention to turn City Hall into the transit centre and to pave over the Hobart Rivulet? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2021 |
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Public Transport Should Be Free For Everyone, AlwaysGranting seniors free public transport during Seniors Week is nice enough, but public transport should be free for everyone, always Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 8 Oct 2021 |
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Labor’s Liberal-lite Traffic PlanElla Haddad’s proposed new highway link between Tolmans Hill and Glenorchy is quite alarming. What would Labor demolish of flatten to replace with asphalt? Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Apr 2021 |
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Liberals' Promise to Ease Hobart Traffic Hollow After Seven YearsSouthern Tasmania residents cannot take seriously the Liberals’ promise to ease worsening traffic congestion in and around Hobart. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 19 Apr 2021 |
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Hobart Light Rail Stuck at the Station Under LiberalsThe Gutwein Government needs to come out of hiding on Hobart light rail. It's had 7 years to get the project on track, and yet it’s still stuck at the station. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Oct 2020 |
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Bridgewater Bridge Cost MadnessTo spend more than half a billion dollars on an over-engineered replacement for the Bridgewater Bridge would be a reckless misuse of taxpayer funds. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Feb 2020 |
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2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee - MetroFull transcript of the Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd hearings in the 2019 Government Businesses Scrutiny Committee. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 Dec 2019 |
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Free Metro Travel for Tertiary StudentsThe Tasmanian Greens want bus travelfor Tertiary Students on Metro Tasmania services to be free. Cassy O'Connor MP | Policies | 19 Feb 2018 |
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A Real City Deal for HobartA Hobart City Deal should follow a long term strategic plan for the region and should include Light Rail, Ferry, pedestrian and bicycle Infrastructure. Cassy O'Connor MP | Policies | 15 Feb 2018 |
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RACT Mobility Vision Key to Prosperous Hobart FutureThe RACT is to be commended for delivering a strategic vision to ensure Hobart is Australia’s most liveable city over the next three decades. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 12 Apr 2019 |
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Access to Regional Bus ServicesFor people living in rural and regional areas, having access to affordable transport options is essential. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 20 Mar 2019 |
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Train Not Coming Under LiberalsNorthern Suburbs Light Rail appears to be off the agenda under the Liberals, with it failing to rate a mention in the priority infrastructure report. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 Sep 2018 |
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Macquarie Point - Removal of Freight Rail LineThe Government is apparently anti-light rail to the extent they are now ripping up rail tracks in Hobart. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Oct 2017 |
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Transport Minister Kept in the Dark Over Rail Tracks RemovalThe decision to pull up rail tracks on the Macquarie Point site was made without the approval or knowledge of Infrastructure and Transport Minister. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Oct 2017 |
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Light Rail Corridor Plans Welcome and Long OverdueThe Greens welcome the release of the blueprint for the Glenorchy to Hobart Public Transport Corridor project. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Feb 2017 |
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Hobart Traffic Woes Continue One Year OnAlmost a year has passed since the heavy congestion and traffic chaos which led to the government-commissioned Midson report. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 8 Feb 2017 |
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Government Tinkering on Traffic CongestionWhile encouraging the use of Metro transport through a three week free fare trial is a sound enough initiative, congestion will only be marginally improved. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Jan 2017 |
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State Service Public Transport Investment NeededGovernment investment in public transport is needed if we are to make routes more viable and reduce traffic. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Oct 2016 |
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State Budget: Address in ReplyIt continues a long-standing tradition of the Tasmanian Greens to present an alternative vision for the future of Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 31 May 2016 |
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Budget Lacking in Courage and Vision, Puts Environment LastBuilt on the mirage of a very short term surplus, the Liberals' third State Budget lacks both courage and vision. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 May 2016 |
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Liberals Should Get On Board Derwent FerriesIt is fantastic that Hobart City Council is getting on board the push to have ferries on the Derwent River to ease traffic congestion and lower emissions. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 May 2016 |
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Public Transport Investment Long Term Hobart Traffic FixHobart's traffic woes will only be remedied sustainably for the long term if all three tiers of government make a commitment to investing in public transport. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 7 Apr 2016 |
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State of the State Address in ReplyOn behalf of the Tasmanian Greens MPs, I pay respect to the palawa/pakana people of Tasmania, to their treasured elders, past and present. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Mar 2016 |
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Reversing Metro Changes Would Ease Hobart CongestionTransport Minister, Rene Hidding's confession yesterday that it could take months to fix Hobart's traffic woes is not good enough. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Feb 2016 |
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TrafficTalkfest Not EnoughA Community forum is a good start, but Minister Hidding needs more than a talkfest if he wants a proper fix for Hobart’s traffic chaos. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Feb 2016 |
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Liberals Failing on Light RailThe Liberals have commissioned and received the result they wanted on Hobart Light Rail, effectively killing off this important public transport reform. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 30 Jan 2016 |