Fare increases and Go Card unreliability

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Jessica McDonald
66 Sorensen Road
SOUTHSIDE QLD 4570
Total Signatures - 1,046
Sponsoring Member: Fiona Simpson MP
Posting Date: 8/1/2010
Closing Date: 18/2/2010
Tabled Date: 23/2/2010
Responded By: Hon Rachel Nolan MP on 29/4/2010
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland residents draw to the attention of the House their demands for a fairer, more reliable and more affordable public transport system and their concerns about:1) Fare increases above CPI (40 per cent for paper ticket holders and 20 per cent for Go Card users);2) The hardship caused by the lack of Go Card retail outlets and top-up facilities throughout SEQ;3) The financial impact of card reader failures and related fines;4) The additional difficulty for casual users, including tourists and visitors from outside SEQ in easily accessing the Go Card system which has lead to penalties.Your petitioners therefore request the House to respond to these concerns by freezing the price increases, delivering more Go Card outlets and fixing the system's reliability.