Tuesday, 14 October 2025

 Rachel WESTAWAY (Prahran) (14:52): (1317) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport and concerns the route 8 tram through Prahran, specifically Park Street and Domain Road in South Yarra. When will the Allan Labor government commit to reinstating route 8 along its original route? I wrote to the minister on 17 July requesting reinstatement, and three months later there has been no response. Route 8 stopped in April 2017 for Metro Tunnel construction. Routes 6 and 58 replaced parts of it, but Park Street, Domain Road and the south-east area of the botanic gardens have been left with absolutely nothing. The Metro Tunnel is complete now and Anzac station is finished, but it is anyone’s guess when that will be operational. The infrastructure remains, the overhead wires are up, the tracks are down and there is a newly built tram stop, but the trams keep running down Toorak Road instead. My constituents and local traders want answers. The Melbourne South Yarra Residents Group, representing hundreds of residents, wants this service reinstated. Please assist us.