Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Never before has the Sunshine Coast been the recipient of so much federal government funding. This year alone we will see the completion of the six-laning of the Bruce Highway between the Caloundra Road and the Sunshine Motorway; we will see the completion of a new runway, giving way to a fully-fledged international airport in Maroochydore; we will see the start of the Maroochydore Road and Mons Road interchange upgrades; and we will see the start of the Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrades.

But it's not just the big stuff; it's also getting the small infrastructure right. I was delighted last week to announce two black spot projects from this federal government. One of them is for Lindsay Road in Buderim from the Tulip Lane intersection all the way down to Jones Road. The other one is the Petrie Creek Road in Rosemount from the Plantation Retirement Resort through to Paynter Creek. This isn't just about roads; this is about keeping people safe. This is about making sure that our community can get home and spend more time with the kids. These black spot areas are accident zones. We have had deaths, we've had people losing their loved ones. We keep the economy strong so that we can make these investments to get people home sooner and get them home safer. That's what it's all about.