Page 1202 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 2012

ACTION bus service—Nightrider service
(Question No 2003)

Ms Bresnan asked the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 14 February 2012:

(1) What was the total cost of providing the Nightrider service each year from 2007-2008 to 2011-12.

(2) What is the breakdown of costs for providing the Nightrider service each night in the years 2007-08 to 2011-12.

(3) What is the number of patrons who used the service each night for the years 2007-08 to 2011-12.

(4) What was the amount of money spent on advertising the Nightrider service each year from 2007-08 to 2011-12.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The total cost of providing the Nightrider service for each year from 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 is as follows:

*The 2010/2011 Nightrider ran for three months on an extended trial.

(2) The breakdown of costs for providing the Nightrider service each night for each year from 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 is as follows:

(3) The patronage figures for the Nightrider service for the years 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 are as follows:

Year	Total Patronage	Average Passengers Per Night
2007	2,058	294
2008	1,879	376
2009	1,425	285
2010-2011	1,716	75
2011	2,745	249