Thursday, 28 November 2024

 Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (14:47): (947) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Residents in growing communities like Greenvale need services and infrastructure to keep pace with that growth and ensure that all residents have access to opportunities and the quality of life they deserve. That is why our government is upgrading Mickleham Road, delivering the fantastic Greenvale Secondary College, reopening Greenvale Reservoir Park, building a new public kindergarten at Greenvale Primary, delivering a new government primary school at Greenvale West, investing nearly $10 million to deliver Greenvale’s new Mary Queen of Heaven Primary School and expanding Kolbe Catholic College. These are just some of the important projects taking place right now in the suburb of Greenvale alone. But while I am getting on with delivering for the Greenvale community, too many Greenvale residents, especially those in northern Greenvale, have been waiting a decade for long-promised shops at 1090 Mickleham Road. I share residents’ frustrations and their desire to see these shops delivered. I am continuing to advocate for a new retail precinct that meets the needs of residents in our growing community while ensuring road safety. Can the minister please advise me and the Greenvale community of the process that needs to take place before these shops can be delivered and the considerations that need to be taken into account by the Department of Transport and Planning in assessing any application?