Tuesday,14 May 2024


Adjournment

Wallan road infrastructure


Evan MULHOLLAND

Wallan road infrastructure

Again and again we have seen them spend an enormous amount of money, signing billion-dollar contracts for the Suburban Rail Loop, which will not in the slightest assist the good people of Wallan, who need to actually have their train line electrified in the first place. It is growing by tens of thousands of people and is still on V/Line – it does not have a Metro service. SRL will not help them. The roads are full of potholes. The member for Kalkallo, who represents Wallan, is rarely sighted in the town. In fact at the Wallan market on the weekend I had one person who presumed I was their local member because they do not actually see their Labor member. I said to them, ‘In 2026, that just means you have to vote out your Labor member.’ They also rarely see the member for Yan Yean, who represents East Wallan. She said on her Facebook that the budget meant the Wallan diamond ramps were on the way. I searched through the entire budget – I control-F’d to try to find it – and I could not find anything. So I do not know where this member has gotten her information from, but I seek the action from the minister to provide an update to my constituents as to why there is no funding for the Wallan diamond in the budget.