Campaigners, members of parliament and councillors gathered on the steps of Parliament House on May 17 to urge聽the Victorian government to improve public transport in the western suburbs.
Western suburbs residents gave passionate accounts of their struggles聽trying to access the small amount of available聽public transport.
One resident said their local bus stop had been removed聽and 鈥減eople with disabilities had to walk 2 kilometres to the next one鈥.
Greens MP Katherine Copsey and Liberal MP Trung Luu urged the government to invest in more buses to the western suburbs and to increase bus route efficiency to make it easier for residents.
Friends of the Earth is campaigning for the government to 鈥渟top leaving the west behind鈥. It is calling for a 鈥渂old transformation to a fast, frequent and connected network of electric buses鈥.
Disability advocate Christian Astouria told the crowd he was heartened by the show of support.