Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Gabrielle WILLIAMS (Dandenong – Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Minister for Public and Active Transport) (09:55): I rise today to speak about the brand new pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Stud Road and McFees Road in Dandenong North, which is thankfully about to open later this month after very strong and passionate advocacy from the Dandenong North community. This project was made possible by a budget allocation from the Allan government of $12.6 million and will allow locals to be able to cross Stud Road safely, which is so important because so many locals use it to access the Dandenong basketball stadium and the Dandenong Creek Trail, some wetlands on that side of Stud Road as well and some local bus services. For too long we have seen near misses and some tragic accidents at that site, and this pedestrian crossing will help to avert that. I want to say thank you to the local community for their advocacy in making this possible and also flag that there will be some further work done once that crossing is complete to deliver a brand new walking and cycling path to improve access directly to those wetlands, which is also great for local connectivity. This is yet another local project that is backed by locals but built by Labor, and I am so proud that we have been able to deliver it.