ADJOURNMENT

Dr TRISH COOK (Bullwinkel) (16:36): When I had the privilege of being elected as the first federal member for Bullwinkel last year, I made a solemn commitment to the community that I would work every day to deliver vital services and local infrastructure for our families, workers, businesses, clubs and community groups, working for services they deserve. I rise this afternoon to update the House on the substantial progress we have made, the election commitments that we have delivered and the exciting milestones still to come.

First and foremost, in early childhood education, our government recently announced a brand-new early childhood education centre to be funded by the federal government to the tune of $5 million, built by the state government and delivered by a not-for-profit group. This centre will be co-located at the Greenmount Primary School in Bullwinkel. This is 40 brand-new places at a great facility, and that's 40 new places every year for the children of the local families, giving children the best start in life and also easing the pressure on working parents.

We're also backing local sporting clubs in the foothills with the modern facilities that they need. Working with the local government, the City of Kalamunda, at the Hartfield Park sports complex, we've officially opened some newly upgraded facilities enabled by a proud $2.9 million election commitment. This means, for the Forrestfield United Football Club, two brand-new unisex change rooms, a secure storeroom and universally accessible amenities.

For the Kalamunda Bulldogs Rugby League Club, it has delivered expanded and modernised clubrooms, new senior change rooms, dedicated umpire facilities, first aid rooms and a much-needed overhaul of the existing pavilion. These upgrades ensure that women, men, seniors and juniors all have access to safe, inclusive and modern community sporting hubs. Just last week, I was also thrilled to join families at the Polish Club Sikorski in Bellevue to open their new $67,000 community playground—another election commitment fulfilled.

Seeing the kids dive straight into the play equipment and hearing the laughter of the local families was a wonderful reminder of how targeted local investments bring neighbours together. We are also making generational investments in health and transport, and in late February we delivered the Mundaring Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. For Hills residents, this has been a game changer.

This clinic has been transformative. It offers walk-in, fully bulk-billed treatment for urgent and non-life-threatening conditions from early morning to late afternoon, seven days a week. It's already recorded over 5,700 visits since February, and that is taking immense pressure off the local emergency departments and also ensuring families can see a doctor simply by presenting their Medicare card.

On our roads, I recently inspected the Tonkin Highway Corridor interchange upgrade program to see firsthand significant works that are just commencing. Tonkin Highway is one of the most critical arterial links east of Perth. The Australian government is partnering with the WA government with our investment of $333 million, boosted recently by a further $40 million in the federal budget.

These upgrades will slash congestion, cut travel times, improve road safety and unlock productivity for everyday commuters, business and freight operators across our rapidly growing eastern suburbs. While we celebrate what we have delivered, including 19 social and affordable homes, we're also looking forward to continuing the other commitments that are still in the pipeline.

For the $3.9 million upgrade to six of our local volunteer bushfire brigades, I'm pleased to say the state and the federal agreements have now been signed. We are working towards a Medicare mental health centre in Kalamunda, and there is also $1.2 million for upgrades to the backup battery power and mobile phone resiliencies in the Perth Hills for telecommunications resilience.

I look forward to continuing this vital work from early learning to urgent health care, stronger bushfire brigades and better roads. This is what delivering real practical outcomes looks like for the people of Bullwinkel.