The submission was in response to the Draft NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan and should be considered in conjunction with the earlier RDA Illawarra response to the discussion paper at the end of April 2012.

RDA Illawarra's comments were as follows:

• Lacks bold Vision or Public Policy Context
• Innovation in Transport Planning
• Sequenced Transport Development
• Reducing Social Disadvantage: A more equitable approach
• Load shift from Private Car to Public Transport
• Faster Transit Times between Wollongong and Sydney
• Modelling and Data
• Regional Transport Plans and Priorities

RDA Illawarra provided a submission relating to A New Planning System for NSW Green Paper (July 2012) and made comments on the following:

• Blueprint (pp 4-7)
• Strategic Planning (Chapter 5)
• Subregional Delivery Plans (Change 7)
• Enterprise Zones (p45)
• Regional Infrastructure identified in Growth Infrastructure Plan (p76)
• Regional Planning Boards (Change 21, p86)
• Planning Culture (Change 23, p88)

The Southern Councils Group make a submission to the legislative assembly inquiry conducted by the State and Regional Development Committee. The submission looks into how inter-regional public transport can better serve the needs of regional NSW.

It provides comments on the following:

• How CountryLink services can be improved
• How network linkages between CountryLink train and coach services can be improved
• The potential for CountryLink services to carry light freight
• How CountryLink can be better utilised to increase tourism in NSW
• How the amount of inter-regional travel undertaken by public transport can be increased
• The extent to which regional public transport networks are integrated and how they can be better integrated
• The role local councils can play in improving inter-regional public transportation networks
• The type of buses and trains that will be required for the provision of regional passenger services in the future