Thomastown electorate
Bronwyn HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (17:21): (370) I wish to raise a matter with the Minister for Planning, and the action I seek is that she accompanies me and residents on a tour of our growing suburbs in the Thomastown electorate. It was not that long ago that suburbs such as Wollert and North Epping were an expanse of open grassland, home to cows, sheep, chickens and kangaroos. Now they are home to many families and, since the election of the Labor government in 2014, home to 11 brand new schools and kindergartens, shopping centres, community centres, playgrounds, sportsgrounds and new roads. Of course there is more to be done and not everything has gone smoothly, but we are all proud of the place where we live, work and/or play. Residents would love to show the minister the area they call home and to discuss what has worked well and what is still to be done.