Thursday, 3 August 2023

Rail infrastructure

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (10:03): I also do want to say something today about the government’s decision to ditch the Western Rail Plan. It is an absolute outrage. The state government hoodwinked the people of Victoria and the people of the west in particular in the 2018 state election, when they effectively promised that they would duplicate tracks that provide additional capacity from Sunshine into the city and out from there with electrification to Wyndham Vale and to Melton. Nothing could be further from the truth. The state government ditched the superannuation fund’s proposal for additional track capacity from Sunshine to Spencer Street, and they then have stepped back from proper support for electrification and duplication of tracks to Wyndham Vale and Melton. The fast train to Geelong has also been ditched. All of these are lies by Daniel Andrews and his government.