Andrew Giles (Scullin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise present a petition on funding for the Hume Freeway interchange at Epping North, Victoria. The petition has been assessed as meeting the requirements of the House by the Standing Committee on Petitions.

The petition read as follows—

To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives

This petition of residents and businesses of the City of Whittlesea, in particular the Epping corridor (Epping) Epping North/ Wollert), draws to the attention of the House, the significant social and economic disadvantage faced by residents and businesses due to the lack of services and infrastructure in Epping North/ Wollert.

We therefore ask the House to urge the Federal Government (through Infrastructure Australia) to resolve to fund in combination with the State Government where applicable:

1. The design and construction of the northern and southern ramps connecting O'Herns Road with the Hume Freeway (a full diamond interchange),

2. The duplication of the remaining section of single carriageway of O'Herns Road between the Hume Freeway and Redding Rise, and;

3. The four lane carriageway of Edgars Road between Cooper Street and O'Herns Road.

from 1,605 citizens

Petition received.

The petition draws the attention of the House to the significant social and economic disadvantage faced by residents and businesses due to lack of services and infrastructure in Epping and Wollert. 1,605 people have signed the petition, which indicates widespread support for the Victorian and federal governments to work together to fund the O'Herns Road-Hume Freeway Interchange in Epping North.

The petitioners seek funding for: (1) the design and construction of the northern and southern ramps connecting O'Herns Road with the Hume Freeway; (2) the duplication of the remaining section of the single carriageway of O'Herns Road between the Hume Freeway and Redding Rise; and (3) the four-lane carriageway on Edgars Road between Cooper Street and O'Herns Road. I pay particular tribute to the hard work and dedication of the Aurora Community Education, particularly Cara Horner, who is the association's secretary and the principal petitioner, and Toni-Marie Wuelfert, who is the ACA's president.