Evelyn electorate
Bridget VALLENCE (Evelyn) (14:42): (564) The stretch of Warburton Highway in Seville East between Douthie and Sunnyside roads and Peters Road is dangerous, yet despite years of advocacy and a community campaign, the Labor government has not invested in vital structural upgrades to make this part of Warburton Highway safer for local motorists, pedestrians and tourist traffic. My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety on behalf of residents in Seville, Seville East, Gruyere and Woori Yallock: how much funding will the government commit in the upcoming state budget to fix the dangerous stretch of Warburton Highway between Peters and Douthie roads, Seville East? In 2019 the government had VicRoads undertake a review, and in 2022 the government again said it would have the Department of Transport and Planning, and I quote, ‘see what further improvements could be done’. Yet apart from some reflector poles that are covered by overgrown shrubs, nothing has changed and the road remains dangerous. First responders from Seville and Wandin fire brigades and Yarra Ranges police do an amazing job but are sick of attending accidents here, and quite frankly, the residents deserve a safer road.