``How's she going to get the message if she's not prepared to meet the people of the region?'' he asked.

``She barely appeared at the byelection, came late on polling day and couldn't even be there with the Labor candidate to hear the votes coming in.

``So there's little hope she'll take seriously issues like improved transport in the north-west and that was obvious in the State Budget.''

He said the recent state budget failed to invest in any new major road or transport projects for the region.

``It's simply baffling the Keneally Labor government doesn't think it a priority to fund any new major roads projects in the growth centre areas of north-west Sydney.

``And with Labor's constant delays or cancellations to the north-west rail project there's no improvement in sight for long-suffering commuters in the region, either.

``Ms Keneally needs to explain how new-home buyers in the growth areas of north-western Sydney are supposed to get to and from work each day.''

Mr Conolly said the government promised to spend $83million on the north-west rail-link land acquisition in last year's budget.

``Instead they only spent $699,000. Was this only one single property?

``Clearly the Keneally Labor Government has no commitment to the north-west rail link.

``They're just going through the motions in the lead-up to another election.''