Kealy: Port money could end wait

Member for Lowan Emma Kealy believes three decades is a long enough wait for improvements to rail passenger services west of Ararat.

She called on the State Government to include an upgrade for the service by spending $370-million from the sale of the Port of Melbourne to improve passenger rail across western Victoria.

“The Nationals fought hard to secure an allocation from the Port of Melbourne sale to be used in country Victoria, so we know Labor has the money and could invest in regional rail services in western Victoria,” she said.

“The money available from the Port of Melbourne sale has given the government a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring our rail infrastructure and services into line with the rest of the state.

“If Labor doesn’t invest the $370-million into the rail lines, we might never see rail return to the region and population across western Victoria will continue to decline.”