Tuesday, 7 June 2022


Constituency questions

Eastern Metropolitan Region


Eastern Metropolitan Region

Dr BACH (Eastern Metropolitan) (12:17): (1817) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. I was engaged in a media commitment yesterday when I took a call from a lady called Susannah from Mont Albert in my electorate. She asked me about the ongoing level crossing removal program in Surrey Hills and Mont Albert, which has bipartisan support. However, the manner in which the government is carrying out this project most certainly does not have that support. Susannah has informed me that she has been shown detailed plans for a new station that is to sit atop Lorne Parade Reserve, which was once saved by Joan Kirner, to her credit, and also by Rupert Hamer, to his credit, but is now to be destroyed as Labor breaks its election promise to keep stations at both Mont Albert and at Surrey Hills. Detailed plans for this station were shown by the Level Crossing Removal Project, but now the government is refusing to release those plans to residents. Minister, will you release these plans?