DESPITE the recent reduction of ticket fares to parity with metropolitan public transport prices, the State Opposition has criticised the government’s running of regional transport, emphasising the scarcity of services such as the Hamilton to Warrnambool bus service.

Western Victoria MP, Joe McCracken, recently questioned the transport minister in Parliament about the bus connection from Hamilton to South-West TAFE, and said the Southern Grampians Shire Council and locals wanted a better service.