Wednesday, 18 March 2026

 Jackson TAYLOR (Bayswater) (09:59): It is all happening at Boronia station, as I have said in here dozens and dozens of times. The two businesses that we have acquired have been demolished, and construction is well and truly underway for the new landscaped plaza, a direct connection from Dorset Road straight into a new and upgraded Boronia station. We have just had the Minister for Transport Infrastructure out, and she saw how amazing it is going to be. Thank you so much to the minister, to the Level Crossing Removal Project and obviously to the new candidate for Bayswater Julie Buxton, who has been out recently checking works onsite. Thanks to every single local who absolutely made this possible and made it happen. I cannot wait to see progress continue.

It was also great to get out with Julie Buxton, the candidate for Bayswater, to Wattle View Primary School and Dillbadin Primary School in Ferntree Gully and Boronia. At Wattle View we saw the wonderful principal there, Tracy Wright, saw the new upgraded toilets and the wonderful work they are doing there. At Dillbadin Primary School, a school that I was very proud this government delivered, we saw a new student learning building too. They have just got some new funding – quite a substantial amount of maintenance funding. The principal there Penelope Harris is doing fantastic work. It was great to get Julie along to hear about the fantastic work – Julie Buxton, the candidate for Bayswater, a great friend of mine. She is doing great.

It was also great to have Julie Buxton come along to Knox InfoLink recently, where we have delivered the Boronia breakfast program, supporting people who need it most. Julie is out and about and she is doing great work. I will tell you what, it is a pleasure to support her.