Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (13:36): Last week I went to visit State Library station to have a sneak peek before the grand opening of all five Metro stations on Sunday. I joined Minister Williams, the member for Sunbury, the CEO of Guide Dogs Victoria Nicky Long and vision impaired Victorians Lucy, Rob and Lucan. It gave us an opportunity to have a tour of the new station and experience the fantastic accessibility features. The stations have escalators and lifts at every entrance, customer service counters, and help points for travellers needing assistance. The stations also have wide platforms, braille signage, tactile ground surface indicators, hearing loops and accessible and Changing Places toilets. The feedback was that these new stations remove much of the anxiety related to people living with a disability wanting to use public transport independently.