Tuesday, 7 February 2023

 Jackson TAYLOR (Bayswater) (16:15): It is the greatest honour and privilege to continue to serve as the Labor member for Bayswater and to represent this community that I love in our state Parliament. Four years ago I said I would never take for granted this opportunity, that I would be a strong voice for our community and that I would get things done. I said I would get out there and listen to you about what matters most, and I believe I have done exactly that, because our community deserves nothing less. Thank you so much to the community that I represent for again putting their trust in me.

The work to continue to deliver each and every single day for Knox has already begun, and there is lots of stuff already underway that I want to give the community a quick update on. We have delivered a portable building for Mountain Gate Primary School with two new classrooms. Construction is nearing completion at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary and St Bernadette’s Primary. Major works on the Angliss expansion start this year. Lupton Way streetscape next to Boronia station is now complete and the Erica Avenue renewal is soon to kick off. Construction on the JW Manson pavilion is soon to start on site, and construction of the McMahons Road intersection in Ferntree Gully is set to start this year. With well over $500 million in projects delivered last term, there is now more to do, and I look forward to delivering every single local election commitment, from the upgrade of Boronia station to upgraded schools and the Maroondah Hospital upgrade.