Rail Infrastructure

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-132931

Hansard session: Fifty-Eighth Parliament, First Session (58-1)

Rail Infrastructure

Debate resumed from an earlier hour.

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (16:43:59):

I thank the member for Davidson for bringing the motion to my attention. I acknowledge the packed public gallery today. As all members of this House know, there will be $76.7 billion in investment over the next four years—thanks to who? A Liberal-Nationals Government. There are many projects and upgrades that we did in our term of government.

Mr Matt Cross:

Name them.

Mr MARK COURE:

I have just been told to name them. Who wants to hear them? There are so many station upgrades. Mr Temporary Speaker, I know it is a burning issue for you in Cessnock and I know deep down you want me to go through every one of these station upgrades. The Armidale station upgrade—who delivered that? It was the Liberal-Nationals Government. Arncliffe station—who upgraded that? It was the Liberal‑Nationals Government; Ashfield commuter car park, Banksia station upgrade, Beecroft station, Berala station, Bexley North station, Birrong station were all upgraded by a Liberal-Nationals Government. Canley Vale and Casula had station upgrades. Then of course we have Como station, Cootamundra station, Edgecliff, Fairy Meadow, just to name a few. Of course, we have the Harris Park station upgrade completed by a Liberal-Nationals Government. We have Heathcote, Homebush, Jannali, Junee, Kingswood, Lapstone, Leppington, Linfield—

Mr Nathan Hagarty:

They have been everywhere.

Mr MARK COURE:

It is a bit like that. I take that interjection because we have been everywhere upgrading stations and building commuter car parks. There is the Narwee station upgrade, and where is that? It is in the Oatley electorate. There is North Strathfield and the next station is—wait for it—the Oatley railway station, upgraded by who? It was upgraded by the Liberal-Nationals Government. Then there are Panania and Parkes.

Ms Liesl Tesch:

Classic pork-barrelling.

Mr MARK COURE:

The member for Gosford thinks that is pork-barrelling, but no, it is not. It is getting on with the job of delivering upgrades for our local community that was neglected by those opposite under 16 years of Labor. Then there is Petersham, Point Claire and Rooty Hill, which had a station upgrade and commuter car park.

Mr Edmond Atalla:

And had a good member then.

Mr MARK COURE:

I invited you to the announcement, so you be good and just sit there and cop it. Then there is the Waratah station. Only a few weeks ago I was pleased to officially open the upgrade to Riverwood station, which has a brand-new 142-capacity car park. Of course, this is amazing infrastructure that our community had wanted for many years. There will be $76.7 billion over the next four years, delivered by who? A Liberal-Nationals Government.