North-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:54): (519) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. I am just a member of Parliament standing in front of a minister, asking them to please build Doncaster rail. The community has been waiting for this rail connection since 1890 – 133 long years – and we still do not have a train. This train would go a long way to improving transport in the east. The rail map in the 2013 Public Transport Victoria Network Development Plan that shows Doncaster railway station feels like a cruel joke, teasing my community with the possibility of a train to Doncaster. It makes so much sense: a line that runs to Collingwood and then fangs it all the way down the Eastern Freeway – a beautiful sight to see. Public transport in the east is a struggle. Minister, please, my community desperately needs Doncaster rail. Will you commit to finally building this?