Wednesday, 13 August 2025

 Darren CHEESEMAN (South Barwon) (10:37): It is with some pleasure that I rise this morning to highlight the record investment that has been made into the South Barwon electorate, supporting the population growth of this key growth corridor of Geelong. Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with a civil construction worker who is hopeful that their future employment will be attached to stage 2 of the duplication of Barwon Heads Road. This $300 million project, jointly funded by the Allan Labor government and the Albanese government, will make it much easier and much safer for the Armstrong Creek community to be able to connect into their workplaces in Geelong and surrounds. This significant project, which builds on the first stage of Barwon Heads Road – a $400 million-odd project – is vital infrastructure to help support this rapidly growing regional growth corridor and builds on the record investment of the Allan Labor government into the South Barwon community over the last few years. I commend this project to the house.