Glen Waverley traders fear parking loss as Victorian state election nears
A promised 500-space car park was scrapped in Suburban Rail Loop cost cuts ahead of November's state election.
Glen Waverley is a Labor seat held by just 3.3 per cent, voting November 28. The Suburban Rail Loop's budget cuts mean a promised 500-space car park will not now be built.
Local traders say the loss will drive customers away to big shopping centres instead. Construction work near the train station is already making parking hard to find.
A business owner with more than 30 years in the precinct says traffic searching for spots is already bumper to bumper.
- 3.3 per cent
- Labor margin in Glen Waverley
- 500-space multi-level
- Promised car park spaces
- 35 billion dollars
- SRL budget
- Craig Lane 30+ years in precinct
- Business operator tenure
Why it mattersThe parking cut is shaping a key voter concern in one of Victoria's tightest marginal seats before the election.
AustraliaGlen Waverley voters will decide whether Labor holds a crucial Melbourne seat and its government's handling of local infrastructure.
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