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TENDER AWARDED FOR ROUTE 525

The Andrews Labor Government is delivering a new bus route which will service Melbourne’s growing northern suburbs from December, connecting locals in these growing suburbs to trains at Craigieburn Station.

Member for Yuroke Ros Spence today announced Dysons as the successful tenderer to deliver the service, which will give residents in Mickleham, Kalkallo and Craigieburn more public transport options to get to where they need to go.

The new route is set to start in December 2019, with the full route map and timetable available in November.

Key destinations along the route include Donnybrook and Craigieburn train stations, Merrifield, Cloverton and Trillium estates, and parks, shops and services across Craigieburn.

The route will also service Mount Ridley College and Newbury Primary School, so students living in and around Mickleham can catch the bus to school.

Quotes attributable to Member for Yuroke Ros Spence

“This new bus service will provide much-needed access to public transport for residents in our booming outer suburbs.”

“I’m pleased to have worked with our local community to secure this new route, and I look forward to services commencing in December.”

Link to full Media Release by Ros Spence, member for Yuroke

Smallgoods producer D’Orsogna opens new $64 million factory at Merrifield

From an article by Jack Paynter, Hume Leader
Sunday August 25, 2019

A new $64 million processing and packaging plant supporting more than 100 jobs has opened at Mickleham’s new Merrifield Business Park.

Family-owned smallgoods manufacturer D’Orsogna had outgrown capacity at its Mount Waverley  factory and State Government cash helped it build the new home for its cooking, smoking, cooling, storing, slicing and packaging needs on Australia’s east coast.

The business has grown from a family butcher shop in West Perth in 1949 to now supplying Woolworths, Coles, Subway, Hungry Jack’s and other businesses across the nation. More than 160 workers are now based at Merrifield.

D’Orsogna managing director Greig Smith said the company had worked collaboratively with both state and local governments to expand its presence.

“D’Orsogna is pleased to complete the establishment of its new Victorian facility in Melbourne’s north and we welcome our incredibly diverse and skilled workforce,” he said.

Jobs, Innovation and Trade Minister Martin Pakula said it was another vote of confidence in Victoria as the country’s premium food capital.

“We’re proud to have backed this expansion by D’Orsogna that has brought jobs to Melbourne’s north and opened up even more opportunities for export and growth across this vital sector,” he said.

Yuroke state Labor MP Ros Spence said 200 new jobs in Melbourne’s north was great news for the local economy. D’Orsogna hoped the new state-of-the-art facility would help advance its growth in both domestic and export markets. The company supplies products under the “D’Orsogna” and “Riverland” brands.

Link to full article.