Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (10:02): They are sleek, they are comfortable, they are fast and they have arrived in the north. The X’trapolis 2.0 is here, and it does not just look cool. They can fit more passengers, and there are better accessibility features. The new X’trapolis 2.0 going up and down the Craigieburn and Upfield lines embodies Labor’s investment into public transport in the north. Only our government has a plan to deliver real public transport infrastructure for Melbourne’s northern suburbs, from better trains to more accessible trams to more frequent bus services. Labor is making sure our tram services are more accessible for everyone who travels along the coolest street in the world – High Street, Northcote – with level-access tram stops to be delivered along that corridor with the 86 tram route. We are also beginning the design and consultation process for accessible tram stops along iconic Sydney Road, something I have been working with disability advocates for and we are finally kicking off. But it is not just rail. We are also boosting bus services across the inner north with more evening trips for services like the 526 and the 508 bus. It is something that I know the community very much welcomes. Those opposite, the Liberals, talk about cutting train services, and they have already opposed the free public transport for this month and half price fares till the end of the year. You see, only Labor can deliver the upgrades and increased services the north needs.