Colleen Hartland

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Greens MP Colleen Hartland has called upon the Minister for Roads and Ports to commit to funding the on-off ramps from the Westgate Bridge to Hyde St in this year’s budget, regardless of whether the state government receives federal funding for the ramps.

In a speech to Parliament this week Ms Hartland has said that the failure of the height detection cameras to deter truck drivers from breaking the curfew shows that the only solution to trucks on residential streets is to remove them completely. The on-off ramps will allow this to happen.

My adjournment matter tonight is for the Minister for Roads and Ports. I refer the minister to media coverage over the last week regarding the height-activated cameras that were supposed to catch truck drivers breaking the night-time and weekend truck curfew on Francis Street in Yarraville.

Anzac Day is obviously a time to reflect and pay respect to the men and women who have sacrificed so much in times of war, and their efforts must be treated with absolute respect.

My adjournment matter tonight is for the Minister for Roads and Ports.

I have been contacted by a Yarraville resident asking about public access to the Maribyrnong River in Yarraville. He asked me to find out why residents of Yarraville have lost access to their waterfront at the same time as people in other parts of Melbourne have had waterfront access improved. Like many other residents of Melbourne, he likes to walk his dog along that area every night.

I do not have a media adviser, I know what my staff do, I know what they put out in my name and I check their work. Admittedly, I am not a minister and I do not have the workload of a minister, but I find it astounding that a minister would not know what his staff have been doing.

 My matter tonight is for the Minister for Community Services. Last week I received a phone call from a Footscray resident, Lidia Cammarano. Lidia has a severely intellectually and physically disabled son, Steven. Steven is 31 and he needs total care, routine and a highly predictable environment.