Northern Metropolitan Region
Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (12:50): (598) My question is directed towards the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. The Wallan diamond is a vital infrastructure project that will ease traffic congestion and allow better access to and from the town of Wallan. The roads on and off the Hume Highway have not been upgraded in the last two decades, and it often takes residents up to an hour to get out of the Wallan township onto the Hume. The former federal Liberal government funded this vital project to the tune of $50 million, and I am glad it has been saved from Labor’s federal infrastructure review. The federal member for McEwen repeatedly claimed the project was not funded, despite claiming credit for it originally, but the terms of reference were only to review projects that had been funded, so he was actually proven wrong. I would like to know from the minister when the state government will get on with building the Wallan diamond and when it will be completed.