Thursday, 15 May 2025
Adjournment
Transport infrastructure
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Table of contents
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Motions
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Equality
- Mary-Anne THOMAS
- Steve DIMOPOULOS
- Vicki WARD
- Nick STAIKOS
- Paul EDBROOKE
- Michaela SETTLE
- Nina TAYLOR
- Nathan LAMBERT
- Luba GRIGOROVITCH
- John LISTER
- Paul MERCURIO
- Jordan CRUGNALE
- Gary MAAS
- Juliana ADDISON
- Melissa HORNE
- Ben CARROLL
- Daniela DE MARTINO
- Kat THEOPHANOUS
- Kathleen MATTHEWS-WARD
- Tim RICHARDSON
- John MULLAHY
- Bronwyn HALFPENNY
- Matt FREGON
- Josh BULL
- Anthony CIANFLONE
- Eden FOSTER
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Motions
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Equality
- Mary-Anne THOMAS
- Steve DIMOPOULOS
- Vicki WARD
- Nick STAIKOS
- Paul EDBROOKE
- Michaela SETTLE
- Nina TAYLOR
- Nathan LAMBERT
- Luba GRIGOROVITCH
- John LISTER
- Paul MERCURIO
- Jordan CRUGNALE
- Gary MAAS
- Juliana ADDISON
- Melissa HORNE
- Ben CARROLL
- Daniela DE MARTINO
- Kat THEOPHANOUS
- Kathleen MATTHEWS-WARD
- Tim RICHARDSON
- John MULLAHY
- Bronwyn HALFPENNY
- Matt FREGON
- Josh BULL
- Anthony CIANFLONE
- Eden FOSTER
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Transport infrastructure
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 super-hub 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 super-hub 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 super-hub 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.