Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Wendouree electorate

Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (14:57): (1089) My constituency question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport and is regarding train services on the Ballarat line. How is the Allan Labor government increasing the frequency of train services to Ballarat? Access to frequent and affordable train services to and from Ballarat is so important to my community. I know firsthand that more people from across the Wendouree electorate are choosing to take public transport than ever before thanks to our cheaper fares policy – my teenagers caught the train on the weekend. The introduction of fair regional fares for V/Line has delivered huge savings and cost relief for commuters, students, daytrippers and families. Almost 40 million train and coach trips have been taken on the V/Line network and more than $120 million has been saved by passengers since the fare cap was introduced in March 2023. I look forward to hearing from the minister and sharing the response with my community in Wendouree.

The SPEAKER: The time for constituency questions has ended. I want to refer to a point of order. Near the end of the sitting night of 20 March the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party raised a point of order about the conduct of the member for Tarneit earlier in the debate. I took the point of order on notice as I was not in the chair for the situation the deputy leader referred to, but I have discussed it with the Deputy Speaker, who was. In my view the Deputy Speaker dealt with the situation appropriately by directing the member for Tarneit to apologise and suspending him for 90 minutes. Accordingly, there is no point of order. However, this gives me an opportunity to remind all members that they must not refer to or engage with the public gallery at any time for any reason.

Will Fowles: On a point of order, Speaker, I have some unanswered questions to raise if I may. They are question on notice 1977, constituency question 986 and questions on notice 2025, 2024 and 2027. If you could please ask the ministers –

The SPEAKER: Please hand your list to the Clerk.