Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal National Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

After years of delay and neglect under the former state Labor government, The Wave heavy rail stage 1 and 2 project is finally full steam ahead. For too long, Labor promised the Sunshine Coast a train and never delivered. Studies, reviews and photo opportunities were all we ever saw. Labor's empty promises date back nearly 25 years, but now, thanks to the Crisafulli state LNP government, this project is back on track and powering ahead. The Wave will transform the Fisher electorate, connecting Beerwah to Birtinya and, in time, to Maroochydore and the airport. It'll take cars off the Bruce Highway and major connecting routes, creating thousands of jobs and giving locals the reliable public transport they've been waiting decades for.

I recently met with Genevieve de Michele and Dylan Bowan, who are part of the project team in Caloundra, to discuss tunnelling under Little Mountain, improved environmental design and major station hubs with up to 1,700 new commuter car parks. This is a $5.5 billion joint investment, with the Australian and Queensland governments each contributing $2.75 billion to deliver stage 1 from Beerwah to Caloundra. The Wave represents the future of transport in Fisher and the broader Sunshine Coast. It is the result of persistence, planning and a new LNP government that actually gets things done.