Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Boronia revitalisation

Mr TAYLOR (Bayswater) (12:46): I am super proud and excited that we are building a better Boronia. And that is not just a turn of phrase, it is backed up by nearly $3 million of investment delivered and nearly 20 projects underway or about to kick off in and around Boronia’s CBD. A lot of people, particularly pollies before me, have talked a big game when it comes to Boronia and only provided empty platitudes worth little to our community and to the community that I live in. I am not about that. What I am about is getting things done, delivering real, tangible outcomes in Boronia and fighting tooth and nail for funding to see the change that we need.

To date I have been proud to secure the Boronia suburban revitalisation board, which I am proud to chair and which has been working together with community to recommend projects to government that we are now getting on with. As I said, we have got on with nearly $3 million of direct investment into our CBD, and that investment is increased when you consider the co-investment by many partners, including Knox City Council, who are right behind this incredible work. Some of the projects include the upgrades to streetscapes along Lupton Way and along Erica Avenue, upgrading lighting across Boronia’s CBD, nearly 50 grants to upgrade business facades and planning for the green spine of Boronia. I was stoked to announce $500 000 to plan to deliver a better Boronia station—not just a better station but one that integrates with its surroundings and has the potential to be the heart of Boronia. We are getting on with building a better Boronia because only Labor builds Boronia.