Petition calling for Lucas bus route extension

A petition to the Minister for Public Transport has been launched by a local MP, which calls for a bus route to be extended to Lucas.

Despite having school buses travel into the suburb, there is no current bus connection for locals of all ages.

Member for Ripon, Martha Haylett, says it’s not good enough there’s no bus connection to communities of over 3,000 people.

“If you live in Lucas and you don’t have a car then you have very limited options in terms of being able to get into the centre of Ballarat,” she said.

“You feel very far away from the action in Lucas despite not being that very far away from the heart of town.”