Preston electorate
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (14:41): (337) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and my question is: what are the busiest roads in Darebin in terms of traffic volumes and traffic flow during peak times compared to off-peak? I ask this question because we are getting a lot of new townhouses in the Preston and Reservoir area. As a government we fully support new housing, and our new landmark housing statement will see more affordable houses built in good locations closer to where Victorians work. However, one of the differences between our Labor government and the previous Liberal government is that we give some thought to the infrastructure that will support those dwellings. We are not just approving planning without thought to that infrastructure, and of course we are thinking about transport infrastructure in particular. We are lucky enough to have a new Premier who has devoted much of her public life to that challenge. We thank the minister in advance for any information she can provide to help us consider these issues and provide more housing in Preston and Reservoir.