Tuesday, 12 May 2026

 Meng Heang TAK (Clarinda) (19:02): (1650) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop. The action I seek is for the minister to provide an update on public open space in the Clarinda district. The Allan Labor government’s Suburban Rail Loop will shape our city and state for future generations and ensure Melbourne remains one of the world’s most livable cities. Construction on this game-changing project is steaming ahead. The train stabling facility in Clarinda is underway, with tunnel boring machines onsite and tunnelling to commence this year. The train stabling will be a critical component of the SRL East network. It is also where the SRL East trains will be parked when not in operation and where they will be cleaned, maintained and prepared.

Public open space is critical to the Clarinda district, and we know that the Suburban Rail Loop Authority is committed to ensuring the local community have access to open space to enjoy exercise, play and social experience among nature and greenery while working from home or over the weekend. The Sandbelt Parklands project is a Labor government initiative aimed at transforming former landfill sites, creating a connected green space within the Kingston green wedge. We have worked closely with the community to deliver this vision, one that will provide residents and visitors with the network of public open space that they need and deserve. The whole of the Sandbelt Parklands project will produce some amazing projects for the Clarinda community, including hundreds of hectares of connected parklands for families to enjoy and explore. The SRL will offset land that is built on, and that is why the SRLA is continuing to work through suitable alternative sites for open space to replace the future planned open space at the stabling site. I thank the minister, and I am looking forward to his response.