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Werribee Station has not received a major upgrade since 1983, despite growing calls for a full redevelopment. With Werribee now a marginal seat, the station is emerging as a key issue ahead of the state election.
Four Decades Since Major Upgrade
Werribee Station is the gateway to Wyndham, but after more than 40 years without a major upgrade, pressure is growing for a major redevelopment.
The station has not undergone a major upgrade since the Werribee line was electrified in 1983.
With the state election now just 10 weeks away, the future of the station is again becoming a political issue, with no funding or delivery timeline currently committed for a broader redevelopment.
While smaller improvements have been made, including additional parking and CCTV, the major redevelopment being sought has never been committed to.
Full Redevelopment Needed
Wyndham Mayor and lifelong Werribee local Mia Shaw said the station was no longer fit for purpose.
“You know, my personal opinion is that it’s no longer fit for purpose. If you go down and have a look at it, it’s very old and it’s tired and it’s time now for a full redevelopment,” she said.
“And again, we’re asking all political parties, all candidates to come down here and take a look at it and actually see how important it is that this investment, this $50 million that we are asking for, you know, for our community.”
Werribee MP John Lister recently announced funding had been secured for improvement work starting in 2027.
However, the Department of Transport and Planning says a broader redevelopment is still being scoped, with no funding or delivery timeline committed.
(Wyndham Mayor Mia Shaw.)
Plan For A Plan Slammed
Liberal candidate for Werribee Reece Clark said accessibility and safety remained major concerns.
“One, it’s not safe. Two, it’s very dark. And three, it doesn’t meet the DDA standards, which is the Disability Discrimination Act,” he said.
The West Party founder and Werribee candidate Paul Hopper said the electorate’s increasingly marginal status was beginning to attract investment, but argued a full redevelopment was needed.
“At least now being a marginal seat, thanks to the good people of Werribee making it that way, we’re finally getting some investment, but we don’t need breadcrumbs,” he said.
“We need a full train station upgrade.”
With no major redevelopment commitment from any party at this stage, Werribee Station will remain a key election issue and one that may contribute to deciding the fate of the marginal seat.
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