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[ozbob]

Gympie bus services

https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/public/transport/timetables/qconnect/gympie

Network map > http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Travelandtransport/Qconnect/urbanbusservices/Pdf_gympie_timetable.pdf PDF 1.1 MB

[ozbob]

I have received a suggestion for improving Gympie bus services.

Just for your information.  The suggestions have been forwarded to the appropriate authorities.

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29th August 2020

Attached is an idea for upgrading local bus services around Gympie we have used the existing 2 low floor bus fleet (Polleys Coaches) to operate this new service. This also means that these Low floor buses will not be able to carry out school routes as they currently do. Therefore we propose that 2 (possibly second hand) school bus vehicles be purchased to relieve the Low floors from the school route duties.

Attached files include; driver rosters, timetables and route maps.

New services now operate every 2 hours over 5 local routes and cover mostly the same area with some extensions. Route operating hours are designed to operate before and after normal office ours of 8am to 5pm. This will give more people an opportunity to catch the bus to work.

The new network will be focused around Gympie Central and with that, there is a need to have at least a toilet facility at Perseverance St with a dedicated bus layover from the pedestrian crossing to Excelsior Rd.

Care has been given to make sure new routes make the most effective use of existing bus stops to prevent council infrastructure waste.

Route 1

    One terminus point. Gympie Central.
    Serving Two Mile, Gympie Private Hospital, Gympie CBD.
    Dual direction service with loop at Ridgeview Dr.
    Service loops at Ridgeview Dr anti-clockwise.

Route 2

    One terminus point: Gympie Central.
    This service does NOT service Gympie CBD.
    Serving Monkland, Gympie Historical Muesum, Bunnings Gympie.
    Dual direction service with loops.
    Service loops at Hall Rd anticlockwise.
    Service loops at McVey Rd anticlockwise. (this loop is carried out on return from Hall Rd).

Route 3

    Two terminus points: Gympie Central and Gympie North Station.
    Serving Veteran, Gympie North Station.
    Service runs dual direction.

Route 4

    One terminus point: Gympie Central.
    Serving Mary Valley Rattler, Gympie Aquatic Recreational Centre.
    Dual direction service with loop at Rifle Range Rd
    Service loops at Rifle Range Rd clockwise.

Route 7

    One terminus point: Gympie Central.
    Serving Southside, Gympie Racecourse, Gympie Showgrounds, Gympie Hospital.
    Dual direction service.
    Service loops at Power Rd clockwise.
    Service loops at McPhail St clockwise.


Route 50

    Unchanged.

Proposed route maps











Proposed timetable --> https://backontrack.org/docs/bus/gympie/proposedgympiebustt.xlsx

Proposed rosters --> https://backontrack.org/docs/bus/gympie/rosters.pdf

[James]

Too many loops for my liking in this proposal, but it's a good starting point.

I didn't realise how bad the bus services were in Gympie. 3x services a day, every 90 minutes at best, almost no services after 3pm (except Route 50), you almost wonder why you'd bother. Can't be getting much patronage on those services. Really an extra school bus or two wouldn't go astray in exchange for being able to provide something like a half-reasonable coverage service.

[ozbob]

Queensland Parliament

https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tableOffice/questionsAnswers/2021/1126-2021.pdf

Question on Notice
No. 1126

Asked on 16 September 2021

MR A PERRETT ASKED MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS (HON M BAILEY)

QUESTION:

With reference to the public transport system in Gympie last reviewed in 1987—
Will the Minister advise when a network review will be undertaken to update the current bus
system?

ANSWER:

I thank the Member for Gympie for the question.
Gympie's public transport network has been reviewed several times by the Department of
Transport and Main Roads (TMR) since 1987. The latest review was undertaken in 2019. These
reviews consider changes to transport infrastructure, land use, demographics and other emerging
priorities.

TMR will continue to monitor demand for services and identify opportunities for service increases
in future reviews of Gympie's public transport network. The next review is planned for the
2022–23 financial year

[ozbob]

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[ozbob]

Queensland Parliament

https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tableOffice/questionsAnswers/2022/1187-2022.pdf

Question on Notice
No. 1187
Asked on 27 October 2022

MR A PERRETT ASKED MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS (HON M BAILEY)

QUESTION:

With reference to Question on Notice No. 1126 in 2021 and advice that a review of the Gympie
bus system will be undertaken in the 2022–23 financial year and given that several reviews from
1987 to 2019 have resulted in no actual change—
Will the Minister advise (a) whether the proposed review for 2022–23 FY has commenced,
(b) who is conducting the review, (c) who will be consulted and (d) when will the public be
consulted on the review?

ANSWER:

I thank the Member for Gympie for the question.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads' (TMR) vision and purpose is creating a single
integrated transport network accessible to everyone.

Reviews of local public transport networks are undertaken to consider factors such as changes
in population and demographics, changes in travel behaviour, and the expansion of new
residential estates. These reviews do not guarantee any new funding or change in services.

a) The review of Gympie's public transport network previously highlighted for 2022–23 is
planned to be undertaken in the first half of next year.

b) These reviews are part of TMR's internal planning processes and, as such, are carried out
by departmental officers.

c) In conducting these reviews, TMR engages with local government, its local delivery partner
and other State agencies.

d) Should the review recommend changes to services in the Gympie region, public
consultation and implementation would be subject to both the scope of the proposed
change, and competing statewide priorities for funding.