sentences:  Due to the budget position of the then Department of Transport, it was not possible to fund the nine-month project from within its existing budget, which necessitated a request to Treasury for additional funds.The Minister for Budget Management approved the request for additional funding, allocating A$150,000 (1987) for the study.The study entitled "Public Transport for Perth’s Northern Suburbs" was completed in September 1988 by consulting firms Travers Morgan, Pack Poy and Kneebone, Blackwell and Associated, and Uloth and Associates.