Jo Haylen Proves What Cessnock Locals Already Know—Public Transport is a Disaster

So, here’s a story that tells you everything you need to know about the people running New South Wales. Jo Haylen, the now former Transport Minister, spent years telling us she was fixing public transport—making it faster, more reliable, a real alternative to driving. But when she needed to get to a fancy Hunter Valley winery for a weekend of top-shelf wine? She took one look at the transport system she supposedly “improved” and thought, No chance.

Haylen was heading to Brokenwood Estate for Housing Minister Rose Jackson’s 40th birthday bash. Now, the Hunter is famous for its wine—not for its public transport. But instead of practicing what she preached, she checked the NSW Transport website, saw the five-hour ordeal it would take to get there by train, bus, and taxi, and decided—like every other sane person—that public transport was completely useless.