Russell Matheson (Macarthur, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to highlight the fantastic work of the Abbott and Baird governments in implementing one of the largest infrastructure investments in Australia's history. Thanks to this partnership, the people of Macarthur, Western Sydney and south-western Sydney will benefit from the delivery of a record $3.5 billion roads package over 10 years that will create over 4,000 local jobs, provide a dramatic economic boost for the region as well as slash drive time for local residents. Further to this infrastructure plan, the Abbott and Baird governments are investing $114 million in upgrading Narellan Road, $280 million on Camden Valley Way, $500 million on Bringelly Road, $1.25 billion on a new motorway along Elizabeth Drive and $1.6 billion upgrading the Northern Road in my electorate.

In addition to this $3.5 billion Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan, the Baird and Abbott governments have also committed over $3 billion to build WestConnex, which is the largest integrated transport and urban revitalisation project in Australia's history. This includes a widening of the M4 and a duplication of the M5 East, which together form a vital link in Sydney's Orbital Network that will ease congestion, generate 10,000 jobs and connect communities throughout Sydney—something Labor could not do. In addition, the Abbott-Baird partnership has ensured the $300 million redevelopment of Campbelltown Hospital, the investment in new schools in Oran Park and Wilton and the preservation of a rail corridor for the extension of the south-west rail link—money after money.

Together, we are cracking down on crime by increasing the numbers of police on the street and investing in CCTV and other anti-crime measures. I could go on and on, but the message would be the same: the Abbott and Baird governments are finally providing for the people of New South Wales after years of neglect at a state and federal level under Labor. In the Baird and Abbott governments the people of New South Wales can trust.