Action for Public Transport (N.S.W.) Inc.

Public Transport Advisory Council appointments

posted Sunday 25 August 2002

The PTAC is created by Part 5A of the Transport Administration Act. However, it has not met for a couple of years. The NSW government recently decided to revive it, and nominations were called for members. The following appointments were made:

Chair: Alex Sanchez (Deputy President of NRMA)

Rep. of users of public transport: Tim Goodwin (Senior Policy Officer, NSW Council of Social Services)

Rep. of users of public transport: Kevin Parish (Commuter Council)

Rep. of users of public transport with disabilities: Glenn Redmayne (Marrickville Council)

Rep. of users of public transport, consumers: Deidre Mason (Committee for Sydney)

Rep. of environmental organisations: Christine Laurence (Nature Conservation Council of NSW)

Rep. of Local Government: Cr Janice Kershaw (Wollongong Council)

Expert in transport planning: Angus Witherby (Senior Lecture in Geography and Planning, University of New England)

Expert in urban planning: Evan Jones (Planning NSW's director of Sydney Strategy)

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