Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to tell the House about an event that was held last Thursday in my electorate. I was pleased to welcome the member for Scullin, Andrew Giles to Hoppers Crossing to a forum about cities and about those things we might do to create more liveable cities across this great country.

Of course it was important in my electorate, which is an outer suburban city. Some here may remember it fondly as the shire of Werribee with a population of 90,000. It has long since been the city of Wyndham and now boasts a population of 200,000.

The member for Scullin and I listened to locals from Point Cook, Altona Meadows, Seabrook, Laverton, Wyndham Vale, Werribee, Truganina, Tarneit and Williams Landing talk to us about life in the outer west, about the quality of life and the impact that congestion across our city and congestion getting into the city causes to them and their family life.

We know that the decisions made by government and not made by government impact on people's lives in busy places like Wyndham. I thank the member for Scullin for his attendance. I also note that on this side of the chamber we have a shadow minister with cities in his portfolio. On that side of the chamber, although there is someone with that title, they are no longer in cabinet. Our side cares and their side does not. (Time expired)