Tuesday, 15 October 2024

 Jackson TAYLOR (Bayswater) (13:04): Things just keep on getting better in Boronia. The Allan Labor government have delivered over $5 million worth of projects into Boronia’s CBD since 2021, and now there is more being announced, with $500,000 to help deliver critical projects for Boronia. Knox InfoLink will get a makeover to help them make it easier for people to access their services and food relief when they need it, and they have received funding for another round of their popular breakfast program, one of the best projects to be funded out of the revitalisation program. These are not words from just me but from many people across the department and government and on the ground in my community, so thank you, Knox InfoLink.

We are also partnering with Knox City Council to deliver the green spine from Tormore Reserve to Albert Avenue, which will establish an east–west pedestrian and cycling link and a green spine corridor through the Boronia activity centre.

The Eastern Community Legal Centre will deliver a program that will connect community members through a shared love of food. Participants will share their favourite recipes and stories, culminating in the creation of a community recipe book, Tastes of Boronia. Your Library will also produce booklets for Boronia residents detailing local service providers and businesses – good for locals, good for the local economy – and Swinburne University of Technology will deliver a project which aims to develop pathways from non-accredited to accredited training for locals in the Boronia community, targeting employment in the care sector.

It has been an incredible journey delivering the revitalisation in Boronia’s CBD. We have seen new lighting, refreshed laneways, new murals, new streetscapes, social programs, community grants, business facades and much more – but wait, we have got lots of exciting news to come about the major upgrade of Boronia station.