Western Sydney Community Forum (WSCF) welcomes the opportunity to comment on IPART’s review of the fare structure of public transport in NSW. Since 1993 WSCF has been actively involved in addressing transport disadvantage in Western Sydney. In recent years WSCF have: Partnered with Western Sydney University to undertake a research project ‘Estimating Transport Disadvantage

Western Sydney Community Forum (WSCF) works to build strong, organised communities by bridging the divide between communities and policymakers at the local, regional, state and national levels. Western Sydney Community Forum employs two transport development officers who work closely with WSCF’s two HACC development officers. The Regional Transport Development Workers are also networked with Community

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) have proposed a package of changes to public transport fares in NSW. The review into public transport fares has included: multiple stages of consultation on the structure of fares including an external benefits review; an economic analysis and consultation on fares for multi mode journeys, frequency discounts,

On Monday 19 October 2015 the Draft Western Sydney Airport Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Draft Airport Plan was placed on public exhibition for a total of 60 days. The 4,000 page document was prepared by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development over a period of eight months. The Western Sydney Airport is