Mr DAVID HARRIS (Wyong—Parliamentary Secretary) [12.48 p.m.]: I move:

That this House:

(1) welcomes the start of work on the new Tuggerah station bus interchange, security and parking upgrade;

(2) notes that there will be an additional 100 parking spaces for local commuters;

(3) notes that CCTV cameras and lighting will improve security at the station car park; and(4) congratulates the Government on its commitment to improving facilities for commuters at Central Coast railway stations.

I am very pleased, having placed this motion on the Notice Paper 12 months ago, that the Tuggerah upgrade is now complete, to a very high standard; indeed, it was completed ahead of schedule. The Government is delivering on its commitment to expand commuter car parking across Sydney, in the Blue Mountains, on the Central Coast, and in the Illawarra. The Government allocated $170.6 million to new commuter car parks in the 2009-10 budget. This represents a major step in the Government's commitment towards providing an extra 7,000 car parking spaces across the rail network in the next two years. That adds to the existing 25,000 car parks to make a total of 32,000 car parking spaces, and to the best of my knowledge all the car parking spaces will be free.

The Tuggerah project included expansion; an upgrade of commuter car parks for more than 500 cars—providing a 100 additional car spaces; construction of a new bus interchange, with three new bus bays and a dedicated bus loop road; new undercover walkways for improved weather protection; a dedicated taxi rank and drop-off pickup, known as the kiss and ride area—

Mr Chris Hartcher: Do you kiss or ride?

Mr DAVID HARRIS: I do both. The project also provided for additional accessible parking; additional bike parking and motorcycle parking; reconstruction of road pavements; expanded lighting and closed-circuit television coverage; and new landscaping and fencing. This is a great project for the people using the Tuggerah railway station and interchange. During the construction the Minister for Transport and I visited the site and met the local constructors, who said how pleased they were to be getting this extra work. These computer car-parking projects provided much-needed stimulus to the local economy, particularly during the global financial crisis. It is great news that local people and extra apprentices were employed as part of this project. One of the workers from Tuggerawong told me how pleased he was that he did not have far to travel to get to work each day. A lot of benefits have flowed to the people of the Central Coast from the development of these car parks.

That car park was completed and opened to the public in 2009. The people of Wyong and Tuggerah who use Tuggerah railway station are very pleased that the project is complete and they have these improved facilities. Just up the road there is a new car park at Wyong railway station and another at Ourimbah railway station under construction. The member for Gosford will also speak about improved car parks in her part of the world. Former Premier Rees promised an additional 100 car parking spaces at Wyong, but I am pleased to inform the House that when the final plans were completed—construction is now in the early stages—we are now able to deliver an additional 240 spots.

The Government is listening to the locals and improving the facilities across the Central Coast. Multistorey car parking already exists at Woy Woy and Gosford. The member for Gosford will tell us that even more car parking will be added at Woy Woy. The member for Gosford has worked very hard to get that car park started, in spite of some issues with Gosford council. I grew up in Woy Woy and it is very much commuter country. On behalf of my family, who use that railway station, I also thank the member for Gosford.

The Central Coast, along with the Illawarra and parts of Sydney, are key areas where necessary commuter car parking is being put in place to encourage public transport. The Government is doing a great job in providing more spaces, better facilities and new trains. The first of the new OSCar trains, which offer better commuter services, are now operating on the Central Coast. These intercity trains have toilet facilities. One of the major criticisms of the Tangaras was that they did not have toilets. The hardness of the seats on the OSCars has been the subject of discussion in the local media. I am reliably informed the seats are designed to deter vandals. When vandals attack the seats, the V-car sets of carriages are removed from the rails and commuters are not able to use them while the seats are being repaired. The OSCars have been especially designed with improved security features including better internal cameras, better seats and other features to reduce vandalism, which means they will be on the rails and providing more services to local communities.

When it comes to assisting rail commuters the Government is delivering by providing more services and better facilities, and in so doing is spending a huge amount of money. The Metropolitan Transport Plan includes a 10-year fully funded package of transport infrastructure—$50.2 billion over ten years. This plan also benefits the people of the Central Coast, particularly those commuters using the Sydney rail line and the users of private buses on the Central Coast. One of the things that people on the Central Coast do not realise, including the member for Terrigal—I have read his recent newspaper article—is that apart from subsidising private buses on the Central Coast to the tune of $40 million, the Government also gives new growth buses to those bus companies. The Government supplies new buses to both Busways and Red Bus for them to cope with the growth in the area. I hope the member for Terrigal has done his research, for he said in that newspaper article that he was not sure if the Central Coast would get any of the new buses because of the private bus companies, and now understands that the Government already gives them buses as part of the subsidies.

Big numbers do not mean much if they are not backed up or guaranteed. That is why for the first time in the history of this State the Metropolitan Transport Plan, which will include regional transport strategies—the Central Coast one is currently being developed—is backed by a 10-year funding guarantee. That will ensure delivery of key service improvements and vital infrastructure but, just as importantly, it will maintain this State's triple-A credit rating and its transparency. The Metropolitan Transport Plan will build on the work that has already been done by the Government to improve transport services. Over the last few months I have held a number of transport-focus groups with young people, local councils and interest groups, and as part of that process we went back over the Central Coast Transport Action Plan, which was developed around 2002. I was very pleased, as were the members for Gosford and The Entrance, to find that plan has been 95 per cent delivered. That shows that the Government is sticking to the plan it has had for the Central Coast transport network. Not only is the Government delivering that plan but it is also ahead of schedule on many of the items.

At a recent Regional Development Australia forum there was recognition of the great work that the New South Wales Government is doing in providing transport infrastructure on the Central Coast, particularly for commuters. Again, it is really good news! The new transport plan includes more buses and looks at other features such as installing new bus lanes on the Central Coast, which has already commenced. Also every new road and intersection that is built includes priority signals and bus lanes for the private bus network. Better still, the recently introduced MyZone fare scheme is a big winner for the people on the Central Coast. That scheme will save Central Coast residents hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars each year—

Mr Thomas George: Hundreds of thousands?

Mr DAVID HARRIS: It will save them hundreds, if not thousands. The key factor is that the private bus network has been included. If a commuter on the Central Coast buys a MyMulti ticket—

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! Members of the Opposition will contain their enthusiasm.

Mr DAVID HARRIS: —the maximum they will pay is $57 including the bus fare on the private bus network. For $57 they get their train fare and private bus fare and that is a winner for the commuters of the Central Coast.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER (Terrigal) [12.58 p.m.]: As much as I am reluctant not to agree with the member for Wyong on his self-congratulatory motion, I have to dispute what he has said. I move:

That the motion be amended by leaving out paragraph (4) with a view to inserting instead:

(4) condemns the Government for its downgrading of staffing levels at Tuggerah railway station which poses a security and safety risk to rail and bus commuters; and

(5) condemns the Government for its failure to consult residents affected by the proposed car parking extension at Wyong railway station and calls upon the Government to adequately compensate home owners affect by the proposal.

It is not without justification that the member for Wyong is known as Harris the Hurricane. He blows in like Cyclone Tracy and blows out the same way. The member for Wyong made a wide-ranging address of self-congratulations. The first issue I will address is MyZone. The introduction of MyZone on the Central Coast means that every commuter catching the train from Gosford railway station pays an extra $55 per quarter. That is the impact of MyZone on the people of Gosford. The ferry system on the Central Coast is not included in the MyZone scheme.

Mr David Harris: It is a private service.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: The member for Wyong says that the ferries cannot be included because it is a private service. But the buses that the member referred to are also a private service and they are included. The logic of his argument escapes me. It is a well-established fact that the people of Gosford pay more under MyZone. So much for the self-congratulations as far as MyZone is concerned. I turn to the next point that Hurricane Harris chose to make. He said that the overall transport services to commuters on the Central Coast were improving. He referred to the priority bus lanes and the wonderful new programs. Something happened on the F3 last week, but I cannot remember hearing from the member for Wyong about that. I was on the radio talking about the F3, but we did not hear the member for Wyong on the radio talking about the F3.

Mr David Harris: I was on the radio.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: He was on the F3; he was not on the radio.

Ms Marie Andrews: Point of order: The member for Terrigal is talking about an issue that is not contained in the motion before the House. We are debating rail transport and car spaces at railway stations. We are not talking about roads. I ask that the member be directed to return to the leave of the motion.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! I uphold the point of order. The member for Terrigal will confine his remarks to the leave of the motion.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: To the point of order: I dispute the point of order.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! Are you canvassing my ruling?

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: No, I am raising it with you for your further consideration. In a wide-ranging speech the member for Wyong addressed the total transport services on the Central Coast, of which roads are a component.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! I thank the member for Terrigal for his contribution. I uphold the point of order taken by member for Gosford.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: The member for Wyong was stuck in a traffic jam created by his own Government but he was too cowardly to say anything about it. He lacked the courage to fight for himself or his own people.

Mr David Harris: Point of order: The member for Terrigal is misleading the House. I spoke on ABC radio the morning after. He can get the transcript. I was quoted in the Central Coast Express criticising the Roads and Traffic Authority for its management of the incident.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! That is not a point of order.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: The member for Wyong has been caught out. We have not heard from the member for Gosford on the F3. Not a word. Thousands of her constituents were affected, but we did not hear a word from the member for Gosford.

Ms Marie Andrews: Point of order: The member for Terrigal is misleading the House. I issued statements. I also was on the ABC. I again ask that the member be brought back to the leave of the motion. We are debating commuter car spaces, not the F3.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! I uphold the point of order. The member for Terrigal will confine his remarks to the leave of the motion.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: That is an excellent ruling. The Deputy-Speaker has the wisdom of Solomon. I now address paragraph (4) of the motion, which is relevant. Paragraph (4) talks about the Government's commitment to improving facilities for commuters at Central Coast railway stations, not just Tuggerah Railway Station. I will talk about Central Coast railway stations, not just the people of Gosford who will pay more under MyZone—an issue about which the member for Gosford said nothing. Not a word came from her that Gosford people would pay more for their rail fares. We will talk about that over the next 11 months. I refer to what the Australian Railways Union, for which the member for Gosford used to happily work some time ago, said about the Government's actions on Central Coast railway station staffing levels. The Australian Railways Union ran a campaign against staffing levels at Tuggerah, Gosford and other stations. Some were downgraded and others now have no railway staff at all, thanks to the policies of this Government.

Mr David Harris: Not in my electorate. I got increases. I got five extra staff.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: The member for Wyong interjects, "Not in my electorate." In other words, he does not care about what happened in Gosford or at The Entrance. He does not care about the 4.9 per cent seats. He is on 6.9 per cent and he is determined to look after himself. Gosford was downgraded. Gosford lost staff and the member for Gosford said nothing about it.

Ms MARIE ANDREWS: Point of order: I remind the House that the member for Terrigal was part of a Government that got rid of 15,000 rail jobs.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! There is no point of order. The member for Gosford will resume her seat. The member for Terrigal has the call.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: Gosford railway station, one of the largest railway stations in the State and situated in the electorate of the member for Gosford, was downgraded and lost staff. The blue flag man, the safety man with the blue flag, was taken away. The train guard cannot see passengers getting on and off the train. That is why the blue flag man was required. When the blue flag man was taken away, who went into bat for the blue flag man? It was the member for Terrigal. The member for Gosford had nothing to say about it. Despite the fact that she is the elected member for the electorate of Gosford, that she is a former employee of the Australian Railways Union and that the Australian Railways Union was leading a campaign, there was dead silence. There was dead silence on behalf of the trade union movement, the commuters and the people of Gosford. In a few minutes we will see a self-congratulatory rush from the member for Gosford as she talks about how many car parking spaces may or may not be provided, if commuters can fight their way through the traffic to get to them.

Mrs Judy Hopwood: That is true.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: I congratulate the member for Hornsby on the magnificent stand she made on the night when thousands of people were locked on the F3. She was out there, I was out there, but no-one else was out there. Where was David Campbell? He was certainly out there. And this is the best bit: Yesterday in the Legislative Council the Minister for the Central Coast was asked what he had done for the people of the Central Coast on the F3 fiasco. He said, "I will take that question on notice." A week later and he still could not say what he had done for the people of the Central Coast. In fact, he wonders where the Central Coast is. He does not even go there for holidays.

The Government has introduced a self-congratulatory motion about car parking at Tuggerah. I have an interesting photograph that shows Hurricane Harris with a Premier. But it is not Kristina Keneally. The photograph was taken 12 months ago. Who was the Premier on that famous day? Did the member for Wyong vote for him? When the time came where was the member's vote in caucus? Where was his vote for the man who stood beside him on that fateful day at Tuggerah railway station? There is dead silence from the member for Wyong. With the leave of the member for Gosford, who would love to take a point of order right now, I will return to my amendment.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! I hope that the member for Terrigal is not using a prop.

Mr David Harris: Point of order: Not only is the member for Terrigal using a prop, he is incorrectly quoting the date and the journal in which the information appears. As usual, he is exploiting the provisions of the House but not saying very much at all. We are used to that.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! The member for Terrigal knows that if he quotes from a journal he must cite it appropriately.

Mr CHRIS HARTCHER: He does, but he has not got the time. The member for Wyong has been well caught out. [Time expired.]

Ms MARIE ANDREWS (Gosford) [1.08 p.m.]: With great pleasure I support the motion moved by the hardworking member for Wyong, David Harris. It is the height of hypocrisy for the member for Terrigal to talk about job losses. He was on the frontbench of a Government that got rid of 15,000 railway jobs. That is just one agency. I will not talk about the closure of Department of Community Services offices throughout the State. It is the height of hypocrisy for the member to talk about staff reviews on the Central Coast. He knows as well as I do that there have been vast improvements in railway services and amenities used by the people we represent on the Central Coast and right throughout the State.

As the member for Wyong has already pointed out, under the State Government's commuter car park program, a new car park has been delivered at Tuggerah station and work is underway on additional car parking at Ourimbah in the electorate of The Entrance, and, of course, Wyong. In my electorate of Gosford the Woy Woy commuter car park project is part of the New South Wales Government's Commuter Car Park Program—an initiative to deliver commuter car parking facilities across the Central Coast, suburban Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. The Woy Woy project will deliver an additional 300 commuter car parking spaces for local residents. The new car park is a win for local commuters. Investment in construction will provide a boost for jobs and local businesses.

The project involves the construction of three additional storeys above part of the existing Deepwater Plaza single-story car park located off George Street. It will provide approximately 300 more commuter car parking spaces, as well as additional disabled spaces, new lifts and closed-circuit television camera surveillance. The Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation is delivering the car park on behalf of the New South Wales Government. As the member for Wyong pointed out, initially this project was to be carried out by Gosford City Council. The council played around with it for a couple of years and was successful in getting a few additional spaces, but then it decided the project was all too hard and gave it back to the State Government. Fortunately, we now have the Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation moving on that project and hopefully it will be delivered early next year.

Construction of the new commuter car park commenced on Monday 19 April and the opening of a temporary commuter car park off Chambers Place at Woy Woy will help to minimise the impact of the construction on commuters, shoppers and local businesses, including Deepwater Plaza retailers. The Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation has worked closely with Deepwater Plaza centre management and also with Gosford City Council officers to minimise any impacts on commuters and shoppers, including the construction of temporary car parking off Chambers Place. This temporary car parking provides space for 185 vehicles. Commuters can continue to park in the existing multistorey car park on levels three and above during construction.

As a section of the Deepwater Plaza single-story car park off George Street will be closed during construction, an additional four-hour timed shopper parking will be available on the ground level, and levels one and two of the multistorey commuter car park. The new parking at Woy Woy demonstrates the Government's commitment to improving services and facilities for Central Coast commuters. I take this opportunity to thank the local community for its patience while these important works are underway. A company called Built, which has great expertise in building commuter car parks, will build the new car park. The company said that the construction of the car park at Woy Woy has been one of the most challenging projects it has ever encountered. I know it has been challenging, but I am pleased that construction has now commenced. I am sure that everything possible will be done to complete that project as soon as possible.

As a local member I have been very pleased with the additional car spaces that have been provided over the years at Woy Woy. Lifts have been installed and extra parking spaces have been provided for people with disabilities. We have just had a debate on the Companion Card, which is available to people with disabilities. We are looking after people with disabilities at our commuter car parks by providing additional car parking spaces.

Mrs JUDY HOPWOOD (Hornsby) [1.13 p.m.]: I support my colleague the member for Terrigal in his condemnation of this Government. It is all very well for government members to crow about stations that they have in their electorates, but a number of other railway stations are sadly neglected. Hornsby station would stand amongst those. Hornsby is a major hub, yet its railway station has been neglected and overlooked. It is very hard to understand why a major hub that takes many, many thousands of passengers onto the rail network has been neglected and does not have commuter car parking. I will make a few statements about the F3, which was an absolute debacle last Monday. I had many calls from residents who were caught—

Mr David Harris: Point of order: I am reluctant to take a point of order against the member for Hornsby because I have a lot of respect for her, but the Speaker has already ruled that the F3 is not part of this debate.

The DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Order! I uphold the point of order.

Mrs JUDY HOPWOOD: I will return to commuter car parking. When I was elected in 2002 it was glaringly obvious that Hornsby station needed more commuter car parking spaces. In the 2003 election the then Minister for Transport promised four times, in the context of the campaign, a feasibility study in relation to the commuter car parking area. Fortunately for the Liberal-Nationals I won the seat at that election, but unfortunately the Minister for Transport immediately forgot his promises and the Hornsby commuter car park was, sadly, neglected. As a result we have too few car spaces for the needs of commuters who would like to park there. If they do not park their vehicle by about 6.45 a.m. they do not get a car space and they are forced to drive further down the line. As I said, Hornsby station is a major hub and it is an oversight that it does not have a multistorey car park.

The motion refers to closed-circuit television cameras. Station Street, which is adjacent to Hornsby railway station, has specific problems late at night with people who frequent some of the local hotels and spill out onto the street at two or three o'clock in the morning. The Taxi Council and the police have raised concerns over and over again about this area, which has a lot of problems, particularly over the weekend. Even though changes have been made and security guards are used at crucial times on the weekend, there is still a great need for closed-circuit television cameras in that area. We have closed-circuit television cameras in Hornsby Mall, but they should be extended into Station Street so that pedestrians and others who might be coming home from an outing and are leaving Hornsby station, as well as locals who have stayed late at the hotels and are just trying to get home, can do so with safety.

My area was in the initial MyZone brochure, which, sadly, had the wrong line drawn on the map. The residents in my electorate thought that from Berowra up they would have the same fare and be in the same zone—zone 3—as the Central Coast. Unfortunately it was found that zone 3 would start at Hornsby. Therefore, it is the same cost to my residents to leave from Zone 3 as it is for Central Coast residents. Only this morning one person complained that it cost her as much as a Central Coast commuter to travel from Hornsby to Wynyard. She stated that previously she was able to get a cheaper ticket to Wynyard and not have to pay the same amount as those going through to Central. She was feeling quite aggrieved. I draw the attention of the Minister for Transport and Roads to that.

This Government should be consistent across all the electorates. It governs for all of New South Wales. It should not forget Hornsby station—a major hub that needs a multistorey car park. It is so overdue it is laughable. A car park is being built in Berowra adjacent to the Berowra railway station, but we desperately need a commuter car park adjacent to Hornsby railway station to help commuters.

Mr THOMAS GEORGE (Lismore) [1.18 p.m.]: I am not taking part in this debate because I want to talk about MyZone—I do not have trains in my electorate so it is irrelevant. I acknowledge that Parliamentary Secretary Harris gave notice of this motion about 12 months ago and that he is very proud of what has been achieved. However, the motion refers to the Tuggerah bus interchange. The member for Gosford said that her local council has had a problem with its interchange and is planning to hand it over to the Government. The community of Lismore is facing the same situation. Our local bus interchange is the biggest in country New South Wales—2,600 school students pass through it each morning and afternoon.

I have been working with the community to resolve some major problems with the interchange for a long time. Unfortunately for Trinity Catholic College it is adjacent to the interchange. Its proximity means that it bears the brunt of the problems. Brother Peter Carroll and John Loadsman, the Dean of Students, are confronting teachers who now refuse to do bus duty. We have been talking with Phil Sullivan, the regional manager of NSW Transport and Infrastructure, who has been working hard to revise the transport code of conduct for school students. The Parliamentary Secretary is probably wondering how this relates to the Tuggerah station bus interchange. I am forewarning him about the problems associated with bus interchanges. Responsibility for interchanges appears to be a grey area: The local council does not own them, the community does not own them, and NSW Transport and Infrastructure does not own them when problems arise. The problems are pushed from one area to another.

In this case, the problems are reflecting on Trinity Catholic College because the proximity of the interchange means that everyone believes it is the college's responsibility. The code of conduct is a major problem because it refers only to students' behaviour when they are on a bus. If they alight at the interchange and behave badly, no-one can take action. Phil Sullivan, in his wisdom, has been reviewing the code to ensure that it covers students in transit. Regardless of whether they are on a bus, if they are creating problems they will be dealt with appropriately. If young Johnny goes home and tells his parents that he has lost his bus pass because he has behaved badly and that he needs to be driven to and from school for two weeks, the problem will be resolved. Students will be held accountable for their actions and they will get more than a slap on the knuckles. This is a major problem. I have spoken to other members who have bus interchanges in their electorates and who are experiencing the same problems. If the Parliamentary Secretary starts to experience these problems in his electorate he will see it as a major issue.

I note that the Tuggerah bus interchange has closed-circuit television. I will lobby for that equipment to be installed at the Lismore interchange. We have security patrols, but the interchange is about 100 metres long and when the security officers are at one end the kids behave badly at the other end. They use their mobile phones to warn their companions. Closed-circuit television would assist the school community and the bus companies. The Bus and Coach Association has been working with the community and the police. Superintendent Bruce Lyons and Greg Moore have worked with the community to resolve this major problem. Students have ended up in hospital as a result of events at the interchange. This problem is not exclusive to Lismore. The Parliamentary Secretary's interchange might also experience problems and they will also need to be addressed. I support the amendment moved by the member for Terrigal.

Mr DAVID HARRIS (Wyong—Parliamentary Secretary) [1.23 p.m.], in reply: I thank the members for Hornsby, Gosford and Lismore for their very educated contributions to this debate. I thank the member for Terrigal for his usual highly animated, but rarely factual, contribution. I also thank him for the backhanded compliment that he has paid me by giving me a nickname. He knows how hard I work, no only in my electorate but also across the Central Coast. I often need to resolve problems in his electorate because he has let things degenerate for so long that someone else has to help him out. I am always pleased to do that because, while I am the member for Wyong—and I take that job very seriously—I am also a child of the Central Coast and I take that role very seriously.

I must correct some statements made in this debate. It was intimated that the member for Gosford and I do not take transport issues seriously. That is simply not true. Given the number of commuters living in our electorates we take transport extremely seriously. The fact that we have delivered so many transport-related resources is a result of the amount of lobbying we have done to ensure that an appropriate proportion of the State budget is allocated to transport projects on the Central Coast. Over the past 10 years most of the area's railway stations have had major upgrades. Commuter car parks at all of the local stations have been expanded and more are under construction. I can talk about what has been delivered, but members should go to my area and see the work that has been done and the projects that are underway. We have new trains and the new ticketing system is in operation. There is nothing more convincing than seeing the system in action.

The member for Terrigal's amendment refers to the Wyong commuter car park. I am sure that members would agree that no matter what infrastructure we provide, not everyone will be happy. The project attracted eight objections and seven of them have been addressed. I worked hard to address the one outstanding issue and the Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation has approached the person concerned on several occasions to resolve the situation. Unfortunately, it is still unresolved. At the end of the day, we must consider the broader community needs. We have provided more than 240 car parking spaces. The Wyong racecourse is already used for car parking. The Wyong council plan of management for the sporting precinct designated that area for car parking. The council even forced the local netball club to build a path from the courts to the racecourse because it is intended to be used for car parking. No-one should be under any illusion that that area was going to be used in that way. It is clearly stated in the Baker Park management plan and clearly the race club is already using it. For people to say otherwise is simply incorrect.

Back to the good news: The Tuggerah interchange has been completed and it includes all those great facilities. I have seen photographs of the old Perspex and aluminium shelters. The facilities now available to commuters are a vast improvement. Commuters from the electorate of The Entrance also use the interchange. The member for The Entrance has advocated strongly for improvements to the Tuggerah railway station. Commuters now have more car parking spaces, a better bus interchange and improved security. That is the result of lobbying by the member for The Entrance and me. Likewise, the member for Gosford has lobbied for improvements to Gosford and Woy Woy stations. We do not seek praise. As I said, the proof is in the pudding. Members can see the work that has been done.

Question—That the words stand—put.

The House divided.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Amendment negatived.

Motion agreed to.

[The Speaker left the chair at 1.37 p.m. The House resumed at 2.15 p.m.]