Thursday, 26 May 2022

Bentleigh electorate

Mr STAIKOS (Bentleigh) (17:18): (6393) My adjournment matter tonight is for the attention of the Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek from the minister is that he visit the wonderful Bentleigh electorate, because I have a lot to show him concerning his portfolio.

Firstly, this government has fully funded the signalisation of two major intersections in the electorate. One is Centre Road and Bignell Road in East Bentleigh and the other is Jasper Road and Brewer Road in Bentleigh, and we are about to release the designs of those intersections for community consultation. In the recent budget there was also planning funding for a new signalised pedestrian crossing at East Boundary Road near Clarence Street, which is something that families at Bentleigh Secondary College have been asking for for some time, as well as planning funding for signalisation of the Mackie Road and North Road intersection, which is also something the community has been lobbying for.

In addition to that, in the public transport space there is a new passenger information display which is about to be installed at Patterson station, and there is going to be an accessibility upgrade designed at Moorabbin station. That is particularly important because over a number of years I have heard from many locals as to the need for better access to Moorabbin station for vulnerable people, for people with disabilities and for people who are older. The ramps at Moorabbin station are too steep, and they are certainly not compliant with today’s disability standards. So I am really pleased that in the budget, as part of a broader package to make public transport more accessible, we are going to make Moorabbin station more accessible. There is so much for the minister to see in the Bentleigh electorate, and I invite him to join me soon so that we can discuss these fantastic projects further.