Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Western Metropolitan Region

Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (12:46): (1540) My constituency question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure regarding CO₂ levels from concrete use in government-funded building projects. Can the minister please update my constituents on if the government is using environmentally friendly concrete options such as low-carbon concrete mix on their building worksites? I have been contacted by a constituent, Mr Bruce Lancashire, expressing his concern about the current concrete being used at government Big Build sites. The manufacturing of concrete contributes 7 to 8 per cent of global carbon emissions. The West Gate project alone, with 55,000 concrete segments, will greatly impact our environment. A recent study done by the University of New South Wales concluded that low-carbon concrete would not only be environmentally friendly but also reduce costs, a win–win, being both practical and sustainable. If the Allan government is serious about the environment and lowering carbon emissions, using low-carbon concrete should be on the table.