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Route 800: never on Sundays
■ The Route 800 bus service between Chadstone and Dandenong is the busiest bus route in Melbourn e without seven- day service.
Local residents say there has not been a timetable change for more than 30 years.
“On Saturday afternoons it runs only every two hours with the last bus leaving Chadstone before 4pm,” says Peter Parker, Convenor of the Fix800Bus campaign
“It is thus not as useful as it could be for many needing to travel.
“Most Melbourne bus routes gained (or regained) seven-day service about 15 years ago but the 800 was left out of the upgrade.
“This is despite major development in the Chadstone/ Monash area and the 800 being the only public transport in parts of Noble Park/Dandenong.”
The bus stops right outside Premier Daniel Andrews's electorate office at Harrisfield shops, opposite RACV.
A parliamentary question on notice was recently asked by Rachel Payne MLA on why the 800 bus doesn't run seven days.
The service operates mostly along Princes Hwy.
It runs via Oakleigh Station and M-City shopping centre. It also passes near Monash University, Clayton , and is the only public transport in parts of Springvale and Noble Park.
Local populations are diverse, are often on low incomes and have a high need for bus services as shown
Long Shots
■ Together with RSPCA Victoria, Glen Eira Council is today (Wed.) hosting a low-cost dog and cat vaccinations and health clinic. The clinic will be held at the Bentleigh Hodgson Reserve Pavilion, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh.
