Broadmeadows electorate revitalisation
Mr McGUIRE (Broadmeadows) (10:00): Restoring trust in the political system requires needs-based funding and performance-based members of Parliament. I highlight my commitment to these public interest causes to mark the 11th anniversary of my inaugural speech on defining how to help more people deny that miser fate. Breaking the cycle of disadvantage requires creative solutions and collaboration. My call is for Hume City Council to immediately announce the $40 million proposals for the town centre so I can leverage further investments as chair of the Broadmeadows Revitalisation Board 4.0. Broadmeadows is a priority and its hard-won city deal is worth with hundreds of millions of dollars for Melbourne’s north-west. New social and affordable housing has been secured. The health and community centre of excellence is being built. The Field of Dreams project will link local youth to sporting team Melbourne Storm. Proposing big-picture ideas has proved successful. Advocacy has ranged from expanding CSL’s manufacturing in Broadmeadows to deliver independent supply chains and national sovereignty, now featuring vaccines, to the Cancer Moonshot partnership with the White House.
The community expects preselection and promotion of elected representatives to be based on experience, performance and credibility. This is when the Labor Party is at its best. This is the cause that it should pursue. This is when it delivers the best results in the community interest and in the national interest. I joined a cause, not a gang, and have coordinated three tiers of government, business and civil society to deliver results where they are needed most, and this is what I am committed to for every day that I am still serving the people of Broadmeadows and the Parliament of Victoria.