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

9.30am - 3.30pm, Wednesday 22 November 2006, Carlton Hotel, Parramatta.

With the Unsworth Bus Reform unfolding in western Sydney come along to Western Sydney Community Forum's 'Local issues - doing democracy' conference to learn from UK experiences in bus reform.

Wednesday is the second day of the Forum's Annual Conference, and will be of special interest to those with a transport focus.

Joe Lynch, formerly Areas Officer with Bus Users UK and now Divisional Manager (Public Transport) Plymouth City Council, will talk about how Bus Users UK:

• strengthen the voice of bus users in the discussion of public transport issues
• increase the influence of bus passengers on local and national decisions affecting bus services
• develop good communication between bus companies and their passengers.

Bus Users UK:

• help set up local bus users groups
• organise local bus users surgeries, where passengers can get to talk to their bus managers and local government officers, tell them what they think - and hear their viewpoint, too;
• arrange meetings with bus companies and local authorities help with local problems, both for individuals and for groups are represented on the Bus Appeals Body
• encourage and promote good practice in the bus industry

Time will also be provided to discuss how Western Sydney can work together to support bus reform.

Download the full program from http://www.wscf.org.au/conference for a list of everything on offer.