Hunter school children will be able to travel on public transport for free if Labor form government in the upcoming state election.
Local Labor MP's met with Charlestown resident Jason Brown to hear how the current student travel system has affected his family.
Mr Brown raised concerns about how his eight-year-old daughter would have to walk a long, dangerous route to get to school – the same route his son had been granted a pass to avoid, three years earlier.
Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp says the governments' priorities are all wrong.
"How could they think that saving money is more important than putting children's safety in danger? This is just another way Labor will ease the cost of living for families in Newcastle," Mr Crakanthorp said.
Shadow Minister for Transport Jodi McKay said children shouldn't be penalised by being forced to walk across busy roads because they don't fit into some arbitrary prescriptive rule.
Labor has also committed to doing a review of the Newcastle bus network as well as working on reinstating buses down Beaumont Street.
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| Labor MPs meeting with local residents. |
