MT Eliza residents have expressed frustration over recent changes to bus services, saying improvements in other areas of the peninsula have come at the expense of services relied on by older residents. Mt Eliza Village resident Maureen Piper relies on buses every day. She said she was disappointed to learn there was no longer a direct service from the village to the Barkly St shopping area in Mornington. “We fought long and hard for better services and these have just been taken away,” said Piper. “How can anyone call this action progress? I am sad and angry. It is unjust.”…
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A PROPOSED bus stop on Prince St in Mornington will go ahead despite strong opposition from residents, with Mornington Peninsula Shire expected to fund and build a new footpath to support the change. The decision follows months of community concern from Prince St residents who argue the narrow residential road is unsuitable for buses due to safety, accessibility and amenity concerns. Their objections were first aired publicly last year, with residents describing the proposal as “a catastrophe waiting to happen” and citing a lack of consultation. Residents with mobility issues/wheelchairs are forced to use the Prince St roadway to travel…
RESIDENTS of Prince Street in Mornington are unhappy about planned rerouting of the 784 Mornington to Frankston bus service that would see the route travel along their street and a new bus stop constructed. Currently the 784 bus travels down Nunns Road before turning up Strachans Road and back to Nepean Highway. The proposed new route would see the bus turn off Strachans Road and onto Prince Street. Indications are the bus would then travel along Hoylake Grove to Dava Drive, eventually intersecting with Bentons Road. As part of the proposed changes, new bus stops would be constructed. Member for…