E&OE
STARTS: 11:57AM
ENDS: 11:59AM
MICHAEL McCORMACK:
I will make this short and sweet and I will make this short as (Yass Valley Mayor) Jasmin (Jones) has put me on very much on a time limit. If Rowena Abbey was the most annoying advocate for the Barton Highway Peter Walker ran a very, very close second. Ladies and gentlemen, it is important to get the duplication of the Barton Highway – the full duplication of the Murrumbateman bypass. When I was Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure Minister, Regional Development and Transport Minister, I put $100 million on the table, not because I represented this area at this time but because it was important, it was vital, and it was going to save lives. And all of the convenience and modern living issues you have heard Jack Walker speak so eloquently about. Jasmin, I give you the commitment and the community if I am re-elected as the Member for Riverina going forward, I will certainly advocate and I will certainly pledge my commitment that we get the full duplication going forward.