Source: Prime Minister of Australia
FIONA PHILLIPS, MEMBER FOR GILMORE: The official opening here of the Jervis Bay flyover is just the most magnificent thing I think we can think of. It is extraordinary. I think around five years ago I stood at the intersection there of the Princes Highway and Jervis Bay Road with Anthony Albanese, and to see this here today is just phenomenal. I want to thank Liza Butler, the state member for the South Coast, Katelin McInerney, our wonderful member for Kiama and of course having the Prime Minister here today is just fabulous. I want to thank the entire community that has worked so hard – first of all, Vincentia Matters – to advocate for this flyover. I proudly walked the streets with Vincentia Matters, with those petitions, and just to be here through all those years and to see this eventuate today is – I can’t say how great enough it is. It’s just truly wonderful.
I want to say thank you to Anthony and the Government for backing this project, both the Albanese and the Minns Labor governments. This will make it so much safer for people not just here locally, but right across our region. This is the busiest intersection from here to the Victorian border. It is just wonderful. I think that’s all I need to say, except thank you to the community. Thank you to the very patient residents around here. Thank you to the workers, SRG and all the workers have been just working day and night to get this done. I know that we’re going to see traffic, hopefully if the rain doesn’t interfere, but we’ll see the southbound traffic come through on Monday the 1st of June and by Thursday that week the traffic from the other direction as well. I know there’s a lot of interest in this project in the community and rightly so. I think everyone in the community should be very proud of this.
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Could I just add on one more solemn note. I do want to take a moment to talk about Warrant Officer Lachlan Muddle. Later, I’ll be joining some of his colleagues to express firsthand my condolences. Of course, that will be a private occasion. The death of Warrant Officer Lachlan Muddle is indeed a deep tragedy and the community, his family, will be mourning his passing in such an untimely way, but also the family that is the Australian Defence Force are mourning as well. The tragic accident is a stark reminder that the men and women who wear our uniform to defend our nation take risks each and every day on our behalf, and it’s a reminder that we need to thank them every day for their service and not take it for granted. So, to Warrant Officer Muddle’s family, friends and colleagues, my heart goes out to you. My sincere condolences.
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