Glen Waverley railway station
Mr FREGON (Mount Waverley) (17:04): (6357) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Public Transport, and the action I seek is for the minister to update the house on the expected start time and scope of works to be performed at Glen Waverley station. I recall about four years ago campaigning at Glen Waverley station for the 2018 election. A gentleman came up to me, a future constituent, and raised with me his concerns about the congestion at the station in the afternoon peak. He was spot on. There has been an issue with congestion and people’s alighting time at the station. I did commit to him then that should I be successful—and here we are—I would advocate for improvements to the station to address that issue. So you can understand why I was delighted with last week’s Victorian budget announcements. There were very, very many reasons, but amongst them was $1.1 million in funding to upgrade the station to address these very issues. I thank the minister for listening to our residents and for his work in improving our train stations across the state, and thanks also to the Treasurer for allocating these much-needed funds to improve the amenity of our Glen Waverley station. My constituents and I look forward to the minister’s response.