Thursday, 26 May 2022

Glenroy projects

Ms BLANDTHORN (Pascoe Vale) (10:00): I acknowledge that in Glenroy it is all happening. We have recently removed the dangerous and congested level crossing at Glenroy Road. This has caused motorists, pedestrians and the whole community great grief for many, many decades, and to see this crossing finally gone and to see the road finally open is just amazing. The new station is absolutely beautiful. I thank the LX team for all of their work in bringing this new station to reality. The community have just been so patient and so embracing of the outcomes of this project. The station will, for the first time in 100 years, connect the two sides of Glenroy.

And in Glenroy we are doing so much more than just removing this dangerous level crossing. I was pleased to be at the opening of the Glenroy Community Hub, where the state government contributed $750 000 for a new library and $1.6 million for a new children’s centre, just the weekend before last. Of course we are rebuilding the Glenroy West Primary School, with $18 million, and we are resurfacing the ovals at the Glenroy Central Primary School. In the recent state budget we committed $1.88 million to the Glenroy Specialist School—simply an amazing and inspiring place to go and visit. And I particularly want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Glenroy secondary college, which we have upgraded. We are investing significantly in the programs and offerings of Glenroy College. I want to thank the Glenroy College community for the amazing work that they do in providing and offering an absolute first-class education to the families in Glenroy.