Premier Kristina Keneally had a giggle aboard the free Gong Shuttle bus with Wollongong MP Noreen Hay this afternoon despite the weekend’s disastrous by-election result for the ALP in western Sydney.The Premier and her Cabinet are in town for a community Cabinet meeting at the University of Wollongong this afternoon from 4.15pm.
VOTE: Do you think the Penrith by-election result will be replicated in the state election?Earlier today, Ms Keneally announced a new South Coast train timetable with more trains for the Illawarra.The new timetable begins in October and will include:More electric train services between Kiama and the city.More weekend services on the Illawarra line.Faster weekend services from Kiama to North Wollongong and the city including direct trains to Town Hall and Bondi Junction.Later night trains from the city to the South Coast with better security on Friday and Saturday nights.More OSCAR trains with more comfortable seats and air conditioned carriages.More trains to stop at North Wollongong on weekdays and every train to or from the city will stop there on weekends.More trains will stop at Penshurst, Unanderra and the stations between Otford and Austinmer.FOR FULL COVERAGE OF THE PREMIER’S VISIT AND THE CABINET MEETING, SEE TUESDAY’S MERCURY
