Complex sentence: These were promised to compensate for the government not re-opening the railway to Leongatha for passenger services, despite it forming part of a key regional public transport program of the former Labor government back in 2002.
Split into simpler sentences: These were promised as part of the trade-off for the government not re-opening the railway to Leongatha for passenger services. This is despite the re-opening of the line forming part of a key regional public transport program of the former Labour Party government back in 2002.