Ferntree Gully electorate
Mr WAKELING (Ferntree Gully) (14:46): (6464) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. I recently announced my plan for a feasibility study to extend the route 75 tram to Knox. This study will investigate the different transport options, like a trackless tram, while also examining the economic benefits. It has been overwhelmingly supported by many residents across the City of Knox, and they see this as long overdue. This extension would help families better commute to workplaces, education facilities, health services, shopping precincts and public transport hubs. It is going to provide economic benefits to Knox, and it is going to reduce traffic on our major roads. In 1999 the state Labor Party committed to build a tram extension to Knox shopping centre; 23 years later this election promise has never been delivered. The question for the minister on behalf of the residents in Knox is: will the government commit to adopting my plan to examine extending the route 75 tram to Knox, giving commuters better options?