Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:53): (2043) My question today is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and it relates to the dust that is being created by the drilling and digging along the Eastern Freeway. Members of my community are concerned about this dust. They are concerned about what it contains, how far it is spreading and what is being done to clean up the dust that is landing on surrounding streets and homes, as well as how, if at all, this is all being monitored. Residents are concerned that the dust may contain silica, which we know can cause serious lung conditions. Minister, can you please update this chamber and the residents of North-Eastern Metropolitan Region as to the contents and amounts of dust that are being put into the air around the Eastern Freeway project? My constituents need assurances that this dust is being monitored and that there are no risks to human health or our environment being caused by this dust.