Wednesday, 3 June 2026

 Tim RICHARDSON (Mordialloc) (10:01): The excitement is absolutely blowing through the gates at Mordialloc, as Mordialloc station has finally opened. In 1881 the historic station was opened on the Frankston train line, and we have a brand new station that opened on 21 May. To take the Premier and the Minister for Transport Infrastructure through was an absolute privilege – to see all of the work that has been done and the hundreds of workers that have been working across the last few weeks of occupation works.

It has been just transformational to see the aspiration of our community, to see more level crossings go and to see these upgrades that really transform our area. Station Street, Aspendale, is an elevated rail structure, so is the Mordialloc train station area. Those open spaces, that connectivity, the shared-use paths and cycling connections will really set our school kids up for the future. We have still got some delays out there at the moment with a single lane closure of the Nepean Highway southbound.

There is still some getting used to in how we move around in this space, but this is a legacy piece for Mordialloc and Aspendale. It is something that we committed to do in the 2022 election that was chastised by the Libs and undermined. They said it was not possible. They attacked Parkdale’s elevated rail, they attacked Mordialloc’s elevated rail, they have talked down our community. When you find Liberals rolling through Mordialloc, you know they are going to talk down our patch. We have built up the aspiration. We have transformed Mordialloc, the district, the suburbs for the better, and it is because of an Allan Labor government.