TIM PALLAS (Werribee – Treasurer, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Economic Growth) (13:31):

I rise to update the house on a very exciting development at the Ison Road rail overpass bridge in the great community of Werribee. Recently the large beams for the overpass bridge were installed, providing another connection between Wyndham’s north and south over the national rail line. It caused quite a stir in the community. In fact local residents came out of their houses or pulled over onto the roadside to witness these beams being transported along Cottrell Street in the early hours of the morning. It was an impressive sight, with the beams securely loaded on massive transport trucks carefully navigating the turn through on Bulban Road. The beams are now safely lifted and secured in place to form part of the vital link connecting residents of Wyndham’s booming western area directly to the Princes Freeway. Major Road Projects Victoria are now getting ready to start work on the next section of the Wyndham West link supported by a $60 million contribution from the state government to Wyndham council for a 1.3-kilometre extension of Ison Road. This project is a huge step towards easing the transportation needs of the area’s booming population and will remove much of the traffic congestion through Werribee’s CBD. As I have mentioned before, when launching Victoria’s Building Equitable Futures Strategy, this project has over 30 per cent women working on it. It is so good that this government is building such support.