Tuesday, 3 February 2026

 Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (19:33): (2085) My question today is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. The community in Heidelberg is again being told not to be concerned about further troubling impacts from the North East Link toll road tunnelling. Just a short while ago, as was well documented, a large sinkhole opened up in a footy oval, and we have seen more recently the Yarra River bubble like a spa bath. None of this feels in any way normal. There are many in the community who do not hold the view that these are acceptable occurrences during tunnel boring. Minister, you will agree, I hope, that people have the right to know that their community, their homes, their rivers and their parks are safe. Minister, can you rule out any further impacts like sinkholes or bubbling rivers that will be caused by the North East Link project?