Hajnal Black, Logan City Councillor, has today slammed the Premier’s announcement that her local community (Division 11) will go without passenger rail until after 2026.

Cr Black was responding to reports that the State Labor Government has announced they are only just starting to plan for a rail service to meet ur local public transport needs, but that any rail line does not ‘need to be built until after 2026’.

“This is typical Labor, they make these huge announcements yet they never back them up with funding or real action,” Cr Black said.

Large parts of the areas that Cr Black represents, including Flagstone, have been earmarked by Premier Bligh to undergo rapid and immediate population growth as part of the State Government’s plan to alleviate housing pressures.

“The current population warrants better public transport services, let alone the need for future growth”, Cr Black said.

“In 2009 the Federal Government announced millions of dollars of funding for dual gauging the local rail line.”

“This money has since vanished with a wasteful Labor Government yet again proving it is not up to the task of delivering infrastructure or managing the State’s finances,” Cr Black said.

Cr Black has announced she will intensify her petition campaign to get the Premier to understand the need to invest in local public transport sooner rather than later.