Thursday, 15 May 2025

 Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (01:52): (1148) My adjournment is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and the action I seek is that the minister explain to me how the Sunshine station superhub paves the way for electrification of the Melton and Wyndham Vale lines in my electorate. As the minister knows, the federal election has resulted in a resounding win for the Sunshine station superhub in my electorate of Laverton, to be delivered as part of Melbourne Airport rail. This station sits at one of the most notorious, complex and critical rail junctions in Victoria and services over 70 per cent of our current V/Line network. The Liberal Party went to this election threatening to cut $2 billion from the Sunshine station superhub and set back electrification for decades. I am not sure what world they are living in, and clearly neither are the majority of Australians. These works are about delivering a station prepared to accommodate our Melbourne Airport rail project, which is back on track. But they are also about what the station needs to accommodate the future of our rail network, including electrified services to Melton and Wyndham Vale, which rely on works at Sunshine to be made possible. So my community in Melbourne’s outer west and I would greatly welcome an in-depth, considered explanation on how these critical works will deliver the upgrades we need to our rail network sooner rather than later.