Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Petitions

Following petitions presented to house by Clerk:

East Werribee satellite city

The petition of residents of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Assembly a request that the State Government implement the recommendations from The West of Melbourne Economic Development Alliance report to establish a new satellite city of the West at the East Werribee site. Wyndham is a city that has major challenges as the current population of 283,000 is growing at a rate of 4.7% which is the third fastest growth rate in Australia. However, despite substantive funding contributions by the State Government, infrastructure, services and employment have failed to keep up with this growth. At the present time unemployment is up to 12.1% and most residents are travelling to the Melbourne CBD which is taking 45–60 minutes or even more. The PCAG is concerned that if an employment generation project like the East Werribee Satellite city is not planned in Wyndham, this will adversely impact on the socio-economic indicators in the city in the longer term. The Point Cook Action Group strongly supports the case for a new satellite city of the West which would support much needed local employment opportunities, reduced travel times to work and a better work/life balance.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly develop and implement, as a matter of urgency, a proposal to establish a new city in the west at the East Werribee site. Benefits from the establishment a new East Werribee city include employment of up to 50,000 people in a major shopping and retail centre, educational and health facilities, professional services, research institutions, Innovative technology centres, accommodation, tourism and food services. The development of a new City of the West would build on some current world-renowned institutions currently located in the precinct including Melbourne University’s U-Vet Werribee Equine Centre and the Food Technology at CSIRO, the Mercy and St Vincent Hospital, the Dairy Innovation centre and Victoria University.

By Ms HENNESSY (Altona) (296 signatures).