Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Ringwood electorate

Will FOWLES (Ringwood) (14:48): (506) My constituency question is directed to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Minister, what is being done to remedy the dangerous crossover at the Rangeview shops pedestrian crossing on Mitcham Road in Mitcham? I have received numerous reports of people on mobility scooters becoming stuck when they exit the road to the footpath due to the sharp change in gradient of that crossover. Indeed when I went to investigate I chatted with 94-year-old Betty, who said she had become stuck on three separate occasions, requiring assistance from bystanders and motorists to safely get off the road. I have raised this with both the minister’s office and Maroondah council since June last year without action, each saying it is the responsibility of the other. Given the potential for serious accidents, this site needs urgent remedial works to ensure everyone can safely cross at this pedestrian crossing to access this essential shopping precinct. I look forward to the minister’s response and an end to the bureaucratic buck-passing on this important safety matter.