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To: Andrew Constance, NSW Minister for Transport
Stop the Privatisation of the Illawarra/Eastern Suburbs Line
The NSW Government is currently in the process of trying to sell off the Illawarra/Eastern Suburbs Line and we want Andrew Constance to rule this out and instead invest in our public services and keep our train line in public hands.
Why is this important?
The NSW Government are hell bent on selling off our public services, and there is no better example of this than what they have done to public transport in our great state. They’ve sold off Inner West buses, bungled the light rail, over-worked and under-staffed our train drivers and now they want to sell off the Illawarra/Eastern Suburbs Line (https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/eastern-suburbs-and-illawarra-line-to-stand-alone-in-a-decade-report-20180327-p4z6j3.html)
Public transport should remain just that. We need public services that exist to serve our community to the highest standard possible, not a system that is motivated by profit and which can leave ordinary working people with a higher cost of living.
Tell Andrew Constance and the NSW Liberal Government that NSW Public Sevices are NOT for sale and to keep the Illawarra/Eastern Suburbs Line in public hands.