Tuesday, 3 February 2026

 Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (19:44): (2096) My question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and I ask: will you make the Cranbourne East–Clyde rail extension an immediate priority rather than a future option? Eight years after being promised a plan to extend the Cranbourne line, residents in Cranbourne East, Clyde and Clyde North are being short-changed by the state Labor government. These are heavily populated growth corridors. Students and working professionals requiring reliable transport need the services to get to their places of employment and education, and they are being forced to travel on congested roads to access Cranbourne or Berwick stations or even Narre Warren. Local resident Siddharth noted that travelling from Clyde to Cranbourne station has taken him a whole hour, adding to his already massive commute. When will this government stop taking voters, including traditional Labor supporters, for granted and deliver this much-needed extension?