Acting NSW Labor Leader Prue Car has accused The NSW Liberal Government of doing nothing to fulfill its five year old promise to deliver the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2.
Transport Minister David Elliott faced questions about the business case for the project on Tuesday, April 12 during a press conference. When asked about Federal funding, Mr Elliot revealed he didn’t have a business case yet.
“I don’t have a definitive cost yet. So you can’t go and ask somebody for money when you don’t know how much it’s going to cost or where it’s going to go,” he a said.
Ms Car said local residents have “had enough” of the Liberal Government’s failure to be honest with them about Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail.
“One thing is clear about Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2: It’s that whatever Minister Elliott and the Government say about it just can’t be believed,” she said.
“This project was first promised to the people of Western Sydney five years ago. Nothing’s been done since.
“It’s been taken out of the budget, put back in the budget, they claimed they were putting Australian made trams in the business case and now we find out there’s no business case.
“The residents of Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park and Wentworth Point have had enough of this. People bought homes, opened businesses and made investments along the proposed route. This Liberal Government’s failure to be honest with them is not good enough.”
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.