Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Werribee electorate achievements

Mr PALLAS (Werribee—Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Trade) (12:37): I rise to update the house on what the Andrews Labor government has delivered for the great electorate of Werribee during the current term. The Werribee Street, Cherry Street and Old Geelong Road level crossings in Werribee and Hoppers Crossing have all been removed in the past two years, and we have completed the $1.8 billion western roads upgrade. Construction for the new Ison Road rail bridge is set to begin in 2023. A new $45 million police complex opened in Werribee, and we are delivering the new $272 million Wyndham law courts. We have invested nearly $200 million in the Werribee Mercy Hospital for critical care expansion and emergency department upgrades. We are building the Education State in Werribee, with two new primary schools opened within the last four years alone. And we are not stopping there, with two more primary schools set to open in 2023 and one in 2024, as well as a new secondary school and a new special school opening in 2024. The sad truth is that under the Liberals the west was neglected. There was just a fraction of the investment in Werribee in their last four years in power. The Andrews Labor government has delivered. There is so much more that has been done, and I am very proud of it. It is clear that only a Labor government will provide the investment that the western suburbs need and deserve.