Thursday, 9 March 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Nicholas McGOWAN (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:38): (78) My matter is in respect to the duplication of the train line in my district, the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region. A number of citizens have spoken to me about this issue recently with the Hurstbridge train line. It is a duplication of approximately 3 kilometres between Greensborough and Montmorency stations and 1.5 kilometres between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen. That project was due to be finished this year. Well, of course that is not the case. The people of those districts right along the Hurstbridge train line have waited a very long time for this to occur, and I would ask the minister for transport to provide an update on the duplication project itself. Further, I ask whether the government will commit to building a level crossing removal at Diamond Creek. This is something that is severely needed by the people in that local community, and I know from my history there that the other aspect of this of course is to commit to the completion of duplication all the way to Diamond Creek from Greensborough.