Mr PALLAS (Tarneit) — I rise to address the house on public transport in the city of Wyndham. A fortnight ago many MPs took part in the Take Public Transport to Parliament Day organised by the Public Transport Not Traffic campaign. I was happy to lend my support to this important cause and participated with a local constituent, Michael Alexander. This event highlighted the increasing demand placed on public transport, particularly on the Werribee rail line, where demand is forecast to grow at a rate of 8 per cent per annum between 2011 and 2021. The day provided an opportunity for members of Parliament to show their local communities that they value public transport. The Napthine government has failed to adequately invest in public transport across the board, but Wyndham in particular has been hit hard, with the government failing to meet demand. The Wyndham Leader reported that Public Transport Victoria statistics show that over one-third of afternoon peak passengers on the Werribee line were in overcrowded carriages. The line also had the highest percentage of overcrowded trains on the metro network in the afternoon peak and one of the highest percentages in the morning peak. I hear from constituents regularly about how difficult it is to even find a car park at their local railway station. This is a serious problem given that buses in Wyndham have the least direct routes of all the metropolitan bus services. Residents in new growth areas such as Moorookyle in Tarneit have to walk up to 1 kilometre to even make it to a bus stop. The government has failed to meet the public transport needs of the Wyndham community. It must invest in public transport to reduce congestion on our roads and to create breathing space for commuters on trains and buses.