South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (13:01): (1719) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. The south-east is Australia’s pre-eminent economic powerhouse, producing at least a third of Victoria’s manufacturing output and providing 80,000 jobs in the sector, but its enormous potential is hampered by crumbling and inadequate infrastructure, courtesy of this Allan Labor government. Unlike many of those opposite I am not an occasional tourist in my electorate. I live and work in the south-east, facing the same issues residents experience. We know firsthand the need for upgrades to arterial roads like Thompsons Road. While traffic lights were promised at Thompsons Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road in the state budget, what is also desperately needed is an extension from Clyde North to Officer South and Pakenham. Minister, will you heed calls from my community, including from Greater South East Melbourne, which represents eight councils, to deliver this extension?