WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
PARKING PROBLEMS CAUSED BY RAIL LOOP
● John Mullahy MLA
■ Glen Waverley MLA John Mullahy (Lab.) has spoken in State Parliament about parking problems in the Suburban Rail Loop work zone. “One of the issues consistently raised with me by the community is parking availability around our transport hub of the Glen Waverley activity centre,” Mr Mullahy said. “For many residents in Glen Waverley, accessible parking is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Families dropping children at school, workers commuting each day, students travelling to university or older residents accessing local services all rely on practical and reliable parking options to connect with public transport and our local shopping precinct. “I have been contacted by many constituents who strongly support the vision of the Suburban Rail Loop but who also want the reassurance that local amenity and accessibility will not be compromised during construction and into the future. “They want confidence that commuters will continue to have practical transport options and that the surrounding residential streets will not face increased congestion and parking pressures.”
PRAISE FOR KNOX SKATE, BMX PARK
2M, 3M, 4M BIN HIRE
0418 101 004
■ South-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Michael Galea says that he attended the new Knox Skate and BMX Park, in the company of the YMCA and local Knox councillors. “This was funded in large part through a $250,000 grant from the 2024–25 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund and has delivered a major upgrade to the site at Gilbert Park. “It was terrific to attend the opening and indeed see the site being well used, with many people using it at the time that we were there. “It features a number of improvements, including new bowls, new lighting, a picnic shelter, improved pathways and landscaping. “It also includes a Euro gap and a quarter pipe, and by coincidence, I also learned what a Euro gap and a quarter pipe are on the opening day too. “So with those newfound skills and information, I look forward to seeing this wonderful new park continue to prosper.”
Special plea for hospital
● Nick McGowan MLC
■ North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Nick McGowan has asked Treasurer Jaclyn Symes to make a special allocation consistent with her government’s own policy as enunciated in 2022, “where the then Premier went to Maroondah Hospital, with a number of colleagues, and promised to invest between $850 million and $1.05 billion in a brand new hospital in Maroondah, for the people of not only Ringwood, Ringwood East, Blackburn, Vermont, Nunawading and Mitcham but much further afield”. “It is a critical piece of infrastructure, and much more than that, it is a device. “It is a place of unbelievably valuable staff – from the nurses to the doctors, to the cleaners, to the orderlies – and it is a community service that benefits so very many people in the eastern suburbs. “To have that project not budgeted for in the entire forward estimates – not a single cent for construction – is devastating,” Mr McGowan told the Legislative Assembly.
Roof Repairs & Roof Replacements And Much More
● Michael Galea MLC
0433 452 175