buildtheplatform.com.au<\/strong><\/a> and urged residents to visit the site to help ensure a new platform gets build opposite Mars Stadium.<\/p>\n\u201cThere\u2019s legacy opportunities right at our front door here at Mars Stadium with the duplication of Creswick Road and importantly the events platform,\u201d said Mr Southwick.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat events platform is not just about the Commonwealth Games, it\u2019s not just about sport, the AFL and all the events at Mars Stadium, it\u2019s about ensuring that as populations start to grow in the north, we\u2019ve got that station here to be able to accommodate them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also at the Creswick Road event was Commerce Ballarat CEO Jodie Gillett, Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society committee member Geoffrey Norman, Committee for Ballarat CEO Michael Poulton.<\/p>\n
Ms Gillett expressed concern about what will happen if a train platform is not built.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo weeks for an event is not what we\u2019re looking for to leave behind,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to have legacy and the platform will give us the opportunity to hold a lot of other sporting events and music events at the stadium to see it bringing tourists to town on going.<\/p>\n
\u201cReality also has to come in, we\u2019ve got 30,000 people per session, how do we transport them without a platform here?\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the State Government said that a transport strategy is currently being developed and will include rail, road, and bus options, however, a new platform is not possible in the time frame.<\/p>\n
“We have delivered significant investments in transport for the Ballarat community, with an extra 135 V\/Line services running every week,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“We’re also investing $50 million to upgrade Ballarat\u2019s historic train station, improving accessibility and capacity at the heritage listed site ahead of the Commonwealth Games.”<\/p>\n
Mr Southwick rejected the idea that there wasn\u2019t enough time to build a platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cJacinta Allan and the Labor Government says that they\u2019ve run out of time, but we know just up the road at Wendouree Station it took 13 months to build that platform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they can do Wendouree Station in 13 months, they can do this in just under three years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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