Wednesday, 29 October 2025

 Matthew GUY (Bulleen) (09:40): I went to bed last night, or this morning, I should say, at 3 am; I cannot say I jumped out of bed at 6:45 this morning. But driving to Bulleen park-and-ride down Manningham Road, I looked down Macedon Road and I saw the sign for the post office, and it reminded me of an important issue I wish to raise this morning again on behalf of Lower Templestowe residents, who are without a post office and, I might add, are without a post office that was promised to be reinstated by the Albanese government at the start of this year. I have not had such a response to any survey in my nearly 20 years as a member of Parliament as I have for the reinstatement of the Lower Templestowe post office, so when I drove past Macedon Road this morning and looked out and saw that sign, I thought again how the Albanese government is failing the people of Lower Templestowe, promising they would bring back the post office at Lower Templestowe Macedon Square. The older residents, disabled residents and others who relied on that post office, who cannot make it to Shoppingtown, who cannot get to Bulleen Plaza or who find The Pines in Templestowe too difficult to access because it is topographically difficult, need that post office to be reinstated. So this morning again I place on record my frustration and annoyance that the Albanese government has not brought it back.