Wednesday, 29 October 2025

 Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (14:06): (1920) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. For years residents of the Western Metro Region have been promised vital infrastructure, most recently at the West of Melbourne Economic Development Alliance conference, yet the reality is that the western suburbs are neglected and taken for granted. The Beveridge interstate freight terminal was built instead of the western interstate freight terminal, the Suburban Rail Loop was funded instead of the Western Rail Plan and the North East Link is being built while the vital outer metropolitan ring-road is ignored. The western suburbs are one of Victoria’s fastest growing regions and apparently Labor’s own voter heartland, so my constituent asks: why does the government take us for granted by constantly delaying our infrastructure in favour of infrastructure on the other side of town?