Wellington Road, Rowville
Kim WELLS (Rowville) (10:55): When Labor get into government the one thing that will always happen is that they will cut funding where it counts. They only deliver on promises that their union mates seem to want, completely failing in the basics that locals depend on, Wellington Road being a clear example. Unlike the Liberals, Labor have continually chosen to avoid committing to upgrading this road, which has degenerated into a downright dangerous condition. The Labor government’s own stats speak for themselves when explaining the condition of the road since they came into government in 2014, nine years ago. On this road there have been 594 casualties, culminating in a devastating 11 deaths. These tragedies, though, seem to have had little impact on the heartless Labor government, going by the negligent funding that has been allocated and provided.
Let me make it clear to the Labor backbench: $5.91 million has been allocated; only $2.3 million has actually been spent on Wellington Road over the last nine years. In just the Rowville electorate section $3.21 million has been allocated and only $1.78 million spent over nine years.