Prior to last night's Safe Streets Summit, which aimed to gauge the opinion of 18 to 25 year-olds about safety issues in Traralgon's CBD, local politicians lashed out at the state and federal governments for what they say is a failure to support public safety in country areas.

The Traralgon CBD Safety Committee has also raised concerns its major safety projects have failed to attract long-term funding from government.

An application to the Attorney-General's Department to fund the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) in Traralgon's nightclub precinct was recently rejected and the safety committee is still waiting on a response from State Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky on a request for support of the Night Rider bus service.

A spokesman for Ms Kosky told The Express the case was with the Department of Transport and was being assessed.

The Night Rider service began in March with funding from the TAC as a three-month trial and continued until August with temporary funds from RoadSafe Latrobe and Linking Latrobe Transport Connections.

It collected people from the precinct early Sunday mornings and transported them to drop-off points in Moe, Morwell and Churchill in an effort to discourage drink driving and minimise crowds in the CBD.

Ms Kosky would not commit to funding the service long-term after a request in May, but in August invited Latrobe City Council and the committee to bolster their case for a continued service by providing her with more detailed information.

Nationals MLA for Morwell and safety committee member Russell Northe said the minister should have responded by now.

``From my perspective, the situation has almost become laughable,'' Mr Northe said.

``Over the past six weeks I have contacted the minister's office and got no response.

``The government just doesn't get it that regional areas also need support for safety initiatives.''