Wednesday, 15 October 2025

 Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (18:48): (2003) My adjournment matter tonight is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Minister for Public and Active Transport. Victorians only have to wait a few more weeks before they can ride the Metro Tunnel, and just like many Victorians, I am counting down the days. The opening will be nothing short of one of the most remarkable moments of Victoria’s history. You see, the official opening in early December will be a milestone, but we cannot forget what will happen on 1 February – the big switch. Services will be moved to provide peak-hour services and have a full timetable for Victorians to get to and from work, school and everything in between. I am looking forward to this just as much because it means that the morning commute for so many Victorians will forever change.

I have been able to even give some of my constituents a tour of the new stations, with representatives from local community and advocacy groups as well as First Nations representatives, who have all thoroughly enjoyed their time in the new stations. These stations have no shortage of ticks of approval from the public, and when they fully open, I know that everyone who has not had the chance to explore these stations will absolutely love them.

The adjournment action I seek today is to ask the minister to join me and my team at one of the two new CBD stations after the big switch to talk to my constituents and Victorians about how the Metro Tunnel is changing their commutes.