Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Josh BULL (Sunbury) (13:45): What a historic and incredibly significant day it was on Sunday to join the Premier, the Deputy Premier, the Minister for Transport Infrastructure and of course outstanding colleagues as so many travelled on the first train through the Metro Tunnel. This was an incredibly significant and important moment for our city and for our state, made possible because of the thousands of workers that have done such a wonderful job in delivering this project, because of Victorians who backed this project at three successive elections and because of so many that have contributed so much to make this a reality and to make this happen. Led by the Premier, this is of course what real and tangible delivery looks like: five new stations, twin 9-kilometre tunnels and a direct connection between the Sunbury line and the Cranbourne–Pakenham line setting our city and our state up for the future, all made possible of course by making sure that we are committing to such a significant and long pipeline of projects. What was most significant, what was most important on Sunday, was to see the elation, the excitement and the incredible response from the Victorian community. I want to thank every single person who has played a role in this project, and I want to thank every single person who loves the Metro Tunnel.