Have you ever waited alone at a bus stop and felt unsafe?
Community-led NSW campaign
NSW residents: If someone you love uses public transport, please take one minute to act.
Protect the journey, not just the destination.
Help us reach 20,000 signatures for safer, better-protected bus stops and transport interchanges across NSW.
Sign the Official PetitionYou will be directed to the official NSW Parliament website.
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20,000signature goal
Targeted safety. Strong privacy. Safer journeys.
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Why this petition matters
One minute can help build momentum for safer public transport.
Think about the journey
Safety concerns begin before the bus arrives
Do you wait anxiously for your child to message, ‘I’m home’?
Does your partner travel home after dark?
Do your parents or grandparents depend on buses to remain independent?
Public transport safety affects all of us.
Who and where
Everyday journeys, statewide responsibility
Children and families rely on a transport network that extends well beyond the school gate.
Who?
225,000
children
Every school day, around 225,000 NSW children travel to school and back home by bus.
For some, it is a single bus route. For others, it involves multiple routes, bus stops and transport interchanges.
Where?
59,000+
bus stops
Across more than 59,000 bus stops throughout NSW, children gather at busy stops and transport interchanges, often beyond the immediate supervision of schools or parents.
What can happen?
A moment without support can become an emergency
“A high-use bus stop is not just a sign beside a road. For part of every school day, it becomes a gathering place for children.”
- Assault
- Bullying
- Sexual assault
- A medical emergency
- Extreme weather, fire or another emergency
Publicly reported data
The evidence cannot be ignored
1,351
recorded assaults
Using the latest NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research tables, 1,351 assaults were recorded at bus, rail and other public-transport premises across Greater Sydney in the year to June 2026. That is approximately 26 recorded assaults every week.
5.9%
increase at bus premises
While the overall figure was broadly stable, assaults specifically recorded at bus premises increased from 287 to 304—an increase of 5.9%.
1,800+
arrests
3,000+
charges
NSW Police are already treating transport safety seriously. Since Operation Waratah began in 2024, Police have arrested more than 1,800 people and laid more than 3,000 charges while targeting violent and sexual offending across trains, buses, ferries, Metro services and surrounding precincts.
Source note: Statistics are based on NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data and NSW Police reporting.
The central question
Should high-use school bus stops have appropriate safety measures—including targeted CCTV and emergency support?
We believe the answer should be yes.
What the petition is seeking
A targeted, evidence-based safety program
Prioritise the places where risk, use and vulnerability are highest.
School travel
Bus stops heavily used by schoolchildren
High use
Busy stops and transport interchanges
Recorded risk
Locations with reported assaults or recurring incidents
Higher vulnerability
Poorly lit, isolated and late-night stops
Police access
Clear footage-retention rules and prompt lawful Police access
Accountability
Proper privacy safeguards and clear responsibility for funding
This campaign supports targeted, risk-based safety measures—not indiscriminate surveillance.
One minute. One clear action.
We need 20,000 NSW residents to sign the petition.
Can you spare 30 seconds to help reduce the risk to our children and the wider community?
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