Dr McVEIGH (Groom) (13:58): Last Sunday, 8 September, saw the momentous opening of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing, now known as the Toowoomba bypass. It was a $1.6 billion project, one of the largest inland road projects in Australia. It was a great pleasure and a great honour to be joined by the Deputy Prime Minister; my neighbour, the member for Wright—this bypass joins the Darling Downs with the Lockyer Valley; the state minister; our state colleagues; and, of course, councillors and mayors from Toowoomba and the Lockyer region. This project is all about increased transport efficiency that has impacts right across the eastern seaboard of Australia, and, of course, it's about safety. It happened because we had a coalition government here in Canberra that agreed with a former LNP government in Queensland to get on with the job. We spoke about it for 50 years and took the best part of five years to build it. That's what happens, particularly, when three levels of government can work together. I congratulate the Toowoomba Regional Council, in my case, on joining in with the task. The council has plans for James Street, that major avenue through our city from east to west: to return that to our families; to return it to a beautiful avenue through our city. Already, there are reports of over 2,000 fewer trucks per day, bringing safety to our residents. The SPEAKER: In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.