Wednesday, 4 March 2020


Constituency questions

Tarneit electorate


Tarneit electorate

Ms CONNOLLY (Tarneit) (11:34): (1967) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. As the minister well knows, toxic contaminants have been identified in the soil being removed from the West Gate Tunnel Project, which has complicated the extraction of soil from the construction site. Now, when contaminants like this are identified, Environment Protection Authority Victoria and WorkSafe are required to step in and conduct extensive soil evaluations to ensure that any proposal for how to deal with the soil is environmentally safe. What are some of the requirements involved in the soil removal processes, and how will they protect the environment and the community?