Conference - Reform of NSW bus services - "Local Issues" - Parramatta
"Bus reform, local issues, doing democracy" - conference

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

Bus Users UK:
<ul>
<li>help set up local bus users groups
<li>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;
<li>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
<li>encourage and promote good practice in the bus industry
</ul>

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

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