Transport Strategy

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:18): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport questions about the implementation of South Australia's Transport Strategy.

Leave granted.

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO: The Transport Strategy sets out the 30-year vision for a safe, efficient and sustainable transport system in South Australia; however, the document lacks clear detail regarding funding allocations, performance targets, measurable outcomes and delivery timelines. Industry stakeholders, including the Transport Australia Society, have raised concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability, recommending the inclusion of a clear performance matrix to track progress and ensure effective implementation. My questions to the minister are:

1. Given the absence of specific targets for on-time performance for trains and buses in the Transport Strategy, how does the minister intend to measure and ensure the reliability of public transport services?

2. What steps will the minister take to develop and publish performance indicators for public transport?

3. When can South Australians expect these matrixes to be introduced?

4. What steps has the minister personally taken to ensure that recommendations and objectives outlined in the strategy are being actively implemented?

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Autism) (15:19): I thank the honourable member for her question. It is really important that we have a close look at our strategies, because if we don't do a holistic approach to looking at our transport and how it works—what's working, what's not working—we can't provide better outcomes. As you have said, as a government we have been able to do a transport study. There are quite a number of studies that we have undertaken—ones that I have read. There are quite a number of them, including this one. As I have come into this role I have been working through with the department where we are up to and what we need to be doing next, and that is what I will continue to do.