Wednesday, 15 May 2024

 Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (14:47): (641) My constituency question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Thanks to a $13.1 million investment by the Allan Labor government I am delighted that the Greenvale community will benefit from a huge upgrade to bus services, particularly bus route 543. This investment will mean that the 543 service, which currently runs from Roxburgh Park station to Greenvale West, will be extended to Craigieburn Central, connecting communities in Greenvale North to public transport for the first time. This investment will ensure that residents across Greenvale, particularly the Greenvale Gardens, Aspect and Providence estates, who have been passionate advocates for this project, will have access to better public transport closer to home. Filling in this kind of public transport gap is exactly the kind of productivity investment and reform I spoke about in my first contribution here, but to enable me to keep my community updated, could the minister please inform me how the Allan Labor government’s continued investment in growing communities is making it easier for families in Greenvale to access public transport?