Thursday, 20 June 2024

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Richard WELCH (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:51): (959) My question is to the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop. The Suburban Rail Loop Authority and Monash council have turned parking into a nightmare in Glen Waverley. The state government has removed crucial parking bays for the Suburban Rail Loop. Community groups like the Waverley RSL have been stripped of all their parking bays. If this is not bad enough, then Monash City Council is now spending $110 million on a new library, and in order to fund this library they are selling off car parking spaces in the heart of Glen Waverley. Parking in Glen Waverley is already a challenge and has become nearly impossible. Parents are struggling to drop off their children at school. It is now impossible to quickly buy small groceries. Quickly to my question: with the SRL overdevelopment in the area also preventing under-building parking, this is unsustainable for the future of the community. Minister, the people and the businesses require your intervention to address the parking crisis in Glen Waverley.