Tuesday, 12 May 2026

 Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (13:11): (2317) My question is to the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Geelong commuters are at breaking point. Yesterday Southern Cross-bound services stalled due to train and equipment faults near Manor Junction, with the 7:35 am Wyndham Vale service terminated mid-journey, leaving passengers stranded on the platform. This follows weeks of chaos: damaged cables between Lara and Wyndham Vale, evening trains replaced by coaches, further bus substitutions for West Tarneit works and delays of 40 minutes or more. Geelong is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regions, yet its commuters are treated as an afterthought. Minister, when will the government deliver a reliable Geelong rail service instead of leaving passengers stranded, delayed and packed onto replacement buses?