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Woy Woy could see up to 6000 new dwellings
Woy Woy to be 'high density' residential and office area
Population projected to grow less than national average
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Statement is tragic reflection of planning system
Only interested in inappropriate development?
Travesty to take park from so many who enjoy it
Council is destroying a wonderful place to live
Strategic plan is as much use as a hole in the head
Residents are completely ignored
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Parking meters and carpark with shuttle bus proposed
Coastal walking track to undergo $1.4 million upgrade
Conservatorium artistic director airlifted to Sydney
Jayne Mote named volunteering 'living legend'
Helicopter patrols power lines for bushfire prevention
Council to act on lagoon plan, seven years later
Feedback opportunity for Mt Ettalong Reserve
Keep natural look and feel at Mt Ettalong, survey finds
Tesch wants ideas for shared public spaces
Council approves work on Umina CWA hall
Rotary club makes donations to regional charities
Boat ramp closed
Rotary club hosts international speaker online
CWA work continues despite restrictions
Volunteer recognised for 15 years of pet therapy
Council rebrands bushcare program
Council chief keeps power to decide all tenders
Tesch calls for bee industry recovery plan
Restrictions on passenger numbers 'unworkable'
Local business vital in unprecedented times, says MP
Club hears about Rotary project in Nepal
Police seek whereabouts of missing woman
Aged care resident pays surprise visit for 94th birthday
Lottery win
Project wants reports of whale sightings
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Fuel prices: Talking, writing and urging is not working
Plastic debris on beaches almost unbelievable
Try local police station for lost keys
Make dog signs bigger
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Pearl Beach music scholarship concert is postponed
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Woy Woy loses demountable classroom
Social distancing not required on buses, says operator
Year Five opportunity class placements delayed
Kindergarten information sessions rescheduled
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Surfing coach wins award
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Wrecked at Bouddi Point
Paddle steamer wreck gives Maitland Bay its name

Restrictions on passenger numbers 'unworkable'

Restrictions on passenger numbers on buses and trains are unworkable for Woy Woy commuters, according to Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch.

Under the Government plan announced on May 18, a maximum of 12 people are allowed on buses and only 32 passengers are allowed on each train carriage.

"Little further information has been provided by the government for commuters facing packed trains heading into the city during the morning peak, and back to the Woy Woy in the evenings.

"Restrictions have reduced the seating capacity of an eight carriage Oscar train from approximately 880, plus standing capacity, to little more than 200.

"Peninsula commuters don't have another option.

"We can't just wait for the next train or bus in 20 minutes or 30 minutes on top of a more than one and a half hour commute if the carriage or bus is already at the new limit," she said.

Ms Tesch said commuters would not know if seats were available until they get onto the train, with others potentially left on crowded platforms waiting for the next service.

"Are passengers supposed to look through the window and do a quick count of people from the platform to see if there are 32 people in the carriage before they hop on?

"The Government still hasn't explained how the restrictions will work in practice and there will be chaos as more people return to work."

Ms Tesch said Woy Woy was the second busiest station on the Central Coast with an average of 216,000 passenger journeys per month, yet was the last to board in the morning commute.

"Each work day there are 8000 trips to and from Woy Woy Station putting it only behind Gosford Station in terms of passenger numbers.

"Being the last station on the Coast usually means that Peninsula residents are boarding trains already full from the Central Coast stations further up the line," she said.

Ms Tesch said: "We should always be encouraging people to take public transport, and it should be the job of government to make it safe," she said.

"People shouldn't be turned away just because the government has failed in their duty.

"We're not seeing any additional services.

"We're not seeing extra staff deployed to assist with the explaining the changes."

Ms Tesch encouraged locals to keep working from home for as long as possible to avoid unnecessary travel and to continue to take advantage of the Central Coast lifestyle.



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