"My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Minister, what is the Victorian government doing to address the lack of bus connections in Ballarat’s growing outer west? The communities of Lucas and Cardigan Village in my electorate now have a school bus connection thanks to our Labor government, but they do not have a general bus route. Lucas is now home to 3000 residents and Cardigan Village to almost 1000, with the paddocks surrounding these communities set to have even more new homes built on them in coming years. This is an issue I hear about a lot from constituents who currently struggle to get to work, uni, TAFE and the centre of Ballarat easily without an accessible bus route. I am passionate about fixing this issue as our outer western suburbs continue to grow in Ballarat, and I look forward to providing locals with the minister’s response."