MR PALLAS: I was also pleased to launch the new Wyndham Street Surfer Bus, supported by a $1 million investment from the Andrews Labor government’s Growing Suburbs Fund and $560 000 from Wyndham City Council. This brand new bus replaces an older model and has already hit the streets, delivering youth support in a modern, mobile, high-tech space. Youth services available through this mobile facility include counselling, legal advice, a food bank, employment information and alternative education programs as well as shared social and sporting activities.

The Growing Suburbs Fund supports the construction of critical local infrastructure in diverse and fast-growing council areas like Wyndham, which has now benefited from $27.5 million of this fund over six years, delivering 20 local projects. I know that investments like these are crucial in Wyndham. They ensure that every child has access to great local schools, world-class education and wraparound support when they need it, and that is why we are getting these projects done.