As more people choose to call the Surf Coast, Bellarine and Geelong region home, the Albanese government is forging ahead with a construction blitz to ease congestion, deliver safer roads for motorists and boost recreational and hospital infrastructure. On Friday we opened the Surf Coast Highway level crossing ahead of schedule, while construction of the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds rail duplication will soon be complete, meaning many more trains on the line. The Albanese government is also progressing the Barwon Heads road upgrade, with stage 1 completed last year, 12 months ahead of schedule, and construction of the $250 million stage 2 upgrade about to get underway. And we're delivering much-needed recreational facilities, with a new highball centre in Armstrong Creek and indoor aquatic centres for the North Bellarine and Surf Coast. These facilities build on significant federal funding for black spot funding to upgrade dangerous roads, school upgrades, environmental initiatives to protect our wetlands and NBN upgrades to improve connectivity. Then there is our new urgent care clinic, the new women and children's hospital and the new local headspace for Armstrong Creek.

My electorate of Corangamite is growing rapidly, and the Albanese government is delivering the infrastructure that our communities need to be safe, to be healthy and to lead successful lives.