Northern Victoria Region
Gaelle BROAD (Northern Victoria) (12:55): (1713) My question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure regarding the reopening of Harcourt railway station. In August 2018 the Labor government promised upgrades to the Bendigo–Kyneton rail line and that the Harcourt railway station would reopen if a Labor government was re-elected. After winning government, in May 2019 the Labor government issued a media release stating that planning would get underway for the reopening of the Harcourt station. In 2021 the regional rail revival V/Line project said it included a planning study for the reopening of Harcourt station. According to the Victoria’s Big Build website, the Bendigo and Echuca line upgrade is listed as completed. It has now been seven years since the Labor government promised to reopen the Harcourt station. My constituent asks: can the minister provide an update on the status of the Harcourt station planning study and confirm whether the government still intends to deliver on its promise to reopen the station?