Vince Connelly (Stirling, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It was wonderful to be joined in Stirling last week by my colleague the Minister for Finance. We West Aussies love to show off everything that our great state has to offer to our interstate colleagues. We kicked off with a meeting with the City of Stirling, whose boundaries closely align with the electorate of Stirling, to discuss some priority projects. Top of the list was the trackless tram project, to which the Morrison government has contributed $2 million for a business case. This is a truly innovative project and would be an Australian first right in the heart of Stirling. Thanks to the City of Stirling mayor, Mark Irwin, the CEO, Stuart Jardine, and the executive team for your generous hospitality.

Next we hosted a morning tea in my office with community and business leaders. Here the minister heard directly about how the budget is driving positive change in sectors like defence, veterans' affairs, health and Indigenous affairs, amongst many, many others. After a quick stop at the intersection of Reid Highway and Erindale Road, a problem spot known to many in my electorate for its congestion, we were able to acknowledge that the Morrison government has committed their $2 million for a business case. We then headed to Alcolizer, who, with federal government funding support, has developed a world-leading COVID antigen test, which will benefit our nation and the world.

I thank the finance minister for his visit to Stirling and look forward to see him again soon in WA.