Thursday, 5 February 2026

 Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:45): My constituency question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. In August 2024 almost 5000 Mount Atkinson residents formally petitioned this Parliament for a clear timeline on delivery of their long-promised station. They have been ignored. These families rely on V/Line services that are so overcrowded they cannot even board them during peak hour. Government modelling shows that the evolving commitment to upgrading the Melton line will not even help because it will reach capacity almost immediately, all because of the rapid population growth this government has recklessly encouraged. The land has been set aside. Families have bought homes in good faith, relying on government promises that this essential transport infrastructure would follow. Will the minister stop ignoring the west and answer the Mount Atkinson residents?