Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Southern Metropolitan Region

Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:59): (1499) My constituency question is for the attention of the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and it is in relation to the upgrading and infrastructure needs of Fishermans Bend. Infrastructure Victoria recently updated its 30-year infrastructure strategy and reiterated the need for tram extensions into Fishermans Bend. Recommendation 8 particularly goes to the point that trams can support more homes in inner and middle Melbourne, and as we have an increase in people moving into these areas, that is required. But the government have done very little or next to nothing in relation to addressing this, and it has been a number of years since it has been brought to their attention. In fact in the last five years they have done very little, as I have said. There has been ongoing discussion of tram extensions to Fishermans Bend and Infrastructure Victoria have not started progress on these extensions, so I ask the minister: why have these extensions not been commenced as per Infrastructure Victoria’s plan?