Geelong fast rail
Ms CONNOLLY (Tarneit) (19:22): (6225) My adjournment this evening is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and the action I seek is that the minister update me on our government’s plan to deliver Geelong fast rail through the Werribee line. As the minister knows, the Geelong fast rail project not only will benefit Geelong residents but has positive implications for commuters in Melbourne’s west, especially in my community of Wyndham. By building additional tracks—8 kilometres between Werribee and Laverton—we are paving the path for V/Line services to once again run through the Werribee line to get to the city. What this means is that for commuters on the Wyndham Vale line, like folks who commute from Tarneit station in my electorate, more services can run exclusively from Wyndham Vale without Geelong passengers. In practice that means more trains, more often, where you can actually get that elusive seat—for the first time for many people at Tarneit station—on the train that arrives at your platform. For commuters on the Werribee line it means easier access to Geelong from the city and more tracks to run more services on the Werribee line. There is a lot in this project to excite folks in my community, which is why I know that they would greatly welcome an update from the minister on these works.