Eastern Victoria Region
Renee HEATH (Eastern Victoria) (14:12): (532) My question as for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure: when will Labor start listening to the Hastings community and give them the upgrades they are calling out for? The Frankston to Baxter rail extension is in the news again – or more accurately, what is in the news is Labor’s complete neglect of our communities along the Mornington Peninsula. The former federal Liberal government committed $225 million last year, and the Liberal candidate for Hastings Briony Hutton pledged $746 million to fully fund the project. At every stage Labor has given Hastings the cold shoulder. State Labor has refused to give a cent, and federal Labor are expected to scrap the $225 million commitment in the coming days. I welcome Frankston City Council’s motion to call on federal Labor to ensure these funds remain in our region.