Thursday, 31 October 2019

 Mr NEWBURY (Brighton) (09:56): Hundreds of people use the Grenville Street pedestrian rail crossing in Hampton each day. Despite a tragic death occurring there earlier this year and the community calling for enhanced safety, the government has refused to act for years. We know that in 2017 Public Transport Victoria confirmed that the crossing was identified as a higher risk crossing. But only months before the tragic death there, the government suddenly shelved plans to upgrade the crossing. From November the government is going to shut the crossing, and I quote, ‘while we investigate’. Recently a groundswell of the Hampton community met at the crossing to deliver a simple message to the government: do not close the crossing, just fix it now.