Responses
Melissa HORNE (Williamstown – Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Minister for Local Government, Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Roads and Road Safety) (17:32): I welcome the member for Pascoe Vale’s really thoughtful comments because I know he is a passionate advocate for road safety in his electorate, and also it is great to hear the important work that my union, the Transport Workers’ Union, is doing to improve road safety, particularly for truck drivers. Road safety is at the heart of everything that we do, and I really thank the member for his continued advocacy. We are about making those record investments to help Victorians be safe on our roads, and the TAC has delivered more than $1.4 billion since 2016 to deliver those life-saving road safety initiatives in the Towards Zero strategy. In 2021 we launched Victoria’s new road safety strategy, which was that first action plan, in collaboration with state government departments, the TAC and Victoria Police, and since launching that strategy we have invested $648 million, which includes $263 million last financial year, to drive down road trauma. But of course there is always more to do. For those important projects that you have raised in your electorate I would be absolutely delighted to come out and seek ways, particularly with things like Kent Road, which you have outlined tonight, to be able to work through that important work that your constituents have done. So thank you very much for raising these issues tonight.
In relation to other matters that members raised, the member for Hawthorn raised a matter for the Minister for Education; the members for Ripon and Shepparton raised matters for the Minister for Community Sport; the member for Kororoit raised a matter for the Minister for Veterans; the member for Eildon raised a matter for the Minister for Emergency Services in the other place; the member for Northcote raised a very important issue for the Minister for Planning; the member for Brunswick raised a matter for the Minister for Climate Action; the member for Ringwood raised a matter for the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers in the other place; and the member for Kew raised a matter for the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and I will refer them accordingly.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: We will call that a day. The house stands adjourned until next we meet.
House adjourned 5:35 pm.