Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Constituency questions

Polwarth electorate

Richard RIORDAN (Polwarth) (14:43): (540) My question this afternoon is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the question I have is: could she please let me know when the Colac-Ballarat Road will be upgraded and repaired? Unfortunately, the Colac-Ballarat Road is one of the major north–south routes for the electorate of Polwarth. It is frequented by cattle trucks, grain trucks ‍– all sorts of heavy traffic. It is also a major route for people, linking the Princes Highway at Hamilton and of course Ballarat to the Hamilton Highway.

The SPEAKER: Member for Polwarth, would you like to rephrase the commencement of your constituency question with just the question.

Richard RIORDAN: When will the Colac-Ballarat Road between Ballarat and Colac be upgraded in order to make it a safe thoroughfare for the thousands of people that use that important road as a major route between the north and south and Polwarth?

The SPEAKER: I did not want to have to rule it out of order.