Tuesday, 3 February 2026


Members statements

Yan Yean electorate


Yan Yean electorate

 Lauren KATHAGE (Yan Yean) (19:47): There are four ways that we are making life easier for busy families in the morning. Number one, more trains at peak time from Wandong, Wallan and Donnybrook. So if your daughter cannot find her hat before school, you have got options. You have got more trains to catch and more seats. I caught the train this morning. Two, a dedicated school bus from Donnybrook to our new college, Ngayuk College, from different estates. There are multiple buses. Three, we are improving the flow of traffic on Watson Street. When I get stuck in the traffic in the morning on Watson Street, I feel just as frustrated as everyone else, so I am so glad we have got extra works coming to upgrade the intersection with the Northern Highway. And number four, we are building or funding kindergartens on school sites at Muyan Primary School, Our Lady of the Way and Mernda Hills Christian College. Thank you for that.