Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Boronia train station

Mr TAYLOR (Bayswater) (13:27): I gladly rise today to pose this question: which station was grade separated in 1998, over 20 years ago now, and has not had much in terms of significant investment in infrastructure, begins with the letter ‘B’ and exists right in the heart of my electorate? The answer is Boronia station. Yes, the good community of Boronia and beyond have spoken time and time again about much-needed upgrades for this tired station precinct. That is why one of the first requests I made in this place was for the Minister for Public Transport to come down and see it for herself and for me to share with her some of the community’s thoughts around not only the station but the wider transport precinct which is at the heart of Boronia’s activity centre.

I was glad to recently welcome the minister and a representative from the Department of Transport and to take them through and explain to them what some of the community’s aspirations for the Boronia precinct are. I shared this visit on social media, and it has been viewed some 6000 times, had close to 50 comments and growing, and has been one of the most highly engaged posts, with people sharing their thoughts on what they believe needs to be done.

Boronia is one of the great suburbs in my electorate, and the station is a great focal point that has a great deal of potential. As I have said previously in this place, it would be a shame to miss the opportunity that has been presented to turn this area into a more vibrant, more active and a living community hub. The community knows, and I know, that it is time to look towards a new Boronia station precinct, creating a transport, work and living hub that our community can indeed be proud of. I look forward to continuing to work with the minister and the community to revitalise this important community precinct.