Greg Sutherland linked from The Age:

>Transdev is at the halfway mark of a seven-year contract that Public Transport Victoria said would usher in a "generational transformation" of Melbourne's under-utilised buses, with better and more reliable services and increased passenger satisfaction.Instead, it has mostly failed to meet the performance benchmarks in its contract,


Ahuh. I wonder why?

> while its key proposal for improving performance – a new bus network with redrawn routes and timetables http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/hundreds-of-bus-services-in-melbournes-west-and-north-face-being-cut-to-service-citys-east-20150413-1mk1no.html – has been blocked by the Andrews government.


Well, well,well, well. Fascinating to find that gem buried in the story.

And no I am not being party political. After several premiers since I left Melbourne, I honestly don't know who Andrews is or what party he/she is from. I'm closer to Sydney matters these days.

david the dunce in Wellington, where Gladys was on the wireless this morning