Tuesday, 26 November 2024

 Darren CHEESEMAN (South Barwon) (13:14): Over the last few years the relationship between Geelong’s cyclists and pedestrians and the City of Greater Geelong has not been ideal. Unfortunately the City of Greater Geelong has taken the opportunity on a number of occasions to reject funding provided to them to provide better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure for the Geelong community. This has been in contrast to the Labor government, which has taken the opportunity to invest in the infrastructure required for our cyclists and pedestrians in the Greater Geelong area. I was very pleased to see that the new Geelong train line duplication has been completed with accompanying walking and cycling infrastructure to provide a greater opportunity for the southern growth corridor of Geelong ‍– the suburbs of Grovedale, Armstrong Creek and Mount Duneed communities – to be able to access the Geelong cycling network. This has been a massive investment, a massive undertaking, and I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank the workers who have worked on this infrastructure project over the last few years. I am sure many cyclists and many pedestrians will enjoy this new infrastructure.