Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:50): Well, the spirit of Victoria was on full display on Sunday, with tens of thousands of Victorians from across the state coming to see the new Metro Tunnel. And what an exciting day it was, in and out. I was delighted to join the more than 70,000 Victorians trying out the new services on the summer start through the Metro Tunnel – on the new line that will connect the south-east to the west. Acknowledging Minister Stitt’s statement just before as well, how good is it that our two communities will be so much more accessible to each other now. The excitement was palpable across the network. It was great to bump into a few people as well, by chance, on one of those new services. From 1 February next year the big switch turns on. Not only will the Pakenham–Cranbourne line go straight through to Sunbury on every service, but the Frankston line will go back to going through the city loop. While the Liberal Party over there continue to talk down this project – that they called a hoax, that they called a Berlin Wall, that they called all sorts of things – this government, on this side of the house, is getting on with delivering for Victorians.