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@samlutd @ChrisMinnsMP @JohnGrahamALP @Kelliesloanemp @natwardmlc In an ideal world, you’d do all of the above, but in the current world that sounds expensive in a fiscally constrained environment

@TheSydneyBlog @ChrisMinnsMP @JohnGrahamALP @Kelliesloanemp @natwardmlc I would agree but the counter point is that the money should be spent on existing lines where frequencies are poor, or entirely new Metros

SYDNEY | March 2026 saw another record month for ridership on Sydney Metro, despite extensive and disruptive weekend shutdowns. 6,697,553 trips were taken on the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line. It was the 2nd busiest rail line, behind the T1 Line. 1/3

@samlutd @ChrisMinnsMP @JohnGrahamALP @Kelliesloanemp @natwardmlc Would seem like a good policy to take to an election to buy more metro trains to commit to reduced headways

@TheSydneyBlog @ChrisMinnsMP @JohnGrahamALP @Kelliesloanemp @natwardmlc I believe there isn’t enough rolling stock to have that frequency when the Bankstown section opens later this year

Read more here: planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects…

WATERLOO | Stockland’s Concept SSDA for the redevelopment of the Waterloo South Estate is now on public exhibition. The SSDA proposes a net gain of 2,550 apartments with supporting community, retail and recreational space.

The NSW Government has introduced additional services on the M1 Line to respond to this lift in demand. Surely it would be a smart pitch to voters to make an increase in service frequency permanent at the 2027 Election @ChrisMinnsMP @JohnGrahamALP @Kelliesloanemp @natwardmlc ?

March 2026 saw the highest average weekday ridership (274,468). This is the first time average weekday ridership exceeded 260,000 and 270,000 passengers in a month. March 2026 also exceeded government forecasts of 264,000 weekday passengers: sydneymetro.info/article/sydney… 2/3

WATERLOO | An amended EIS is now on public exhibition for the Danks Street District. The new proposal comprises 580 residential apartments in 6 different buildings up to 38 storeys in height. Read more here: planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects…

@MarkDando4 @edwarner57 @TransportforNSW could do a much better job at rerouting bus services to properly integrate with new Metro West stations. This is something that has not been done very well on M1 Line, and forces people to use limited space in commuter car parks, particularly in north-west

@MarkDando4 @edwarner57 No commuter parking is planned at any of the nine stations on Sydney Metro West. Adjacent land is being rezoned to accommodate new housing (18,300 dwellings at Burwood North, 15,000 at Sydney Olympic Park, 8,500 at The Bays, 4,000 at Pyrmont etc)

SYDNEY | Early renders of six stations - Westmead, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays and Hunter Street - on Sydney Metro West have been released.

You can read more here: nsw.gov.au/ministerial-re…

@SydneyMetro @TransportforNSW need to update comms for passengers on the M1 Metro North West and Bankstown Line. You should be discouraging people from standing next to the doors on the train, reducing throughput in peak. And encourage people to take backpacks off in peak.

The fuel price crunch is likely to see the M1 Metro North West and Bankstown Line patronage surge even further. In the AM peak yday, I observed people being stuck on the metro at Gadigal (and people couldn’t get on) because throughout and high volumes of people were big issues

@SydneyMetro @TransportforNSW need to update comms for passengers on the M1 Metro North West and Bankstown Line. You should be discouraging people from standing next to the doors on the train, reducing throughout in peak. And encourage people to take backpacks off in peak.

74,397 at @AccorStadium #jpnvsaus #matildas

And so it began #nrlroostersrabbitohs #nrlroosterssouths

Alex Johnston breaks the all time try record and the crowd goes feral #nrlroosterssouths

@LachlanJeffery One of the few things to bring Souths and Roosters fans together

In case anyone was wondering why the crowd was booing. #NRLRoostersSouths

The footy is back for 2026. Allianz Stadium really is an excellent venue to watch live entertainment. #nrlroosterssouths