Wednesday, 16 October 2024

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (10:04): With the looming federal election, the Rowville state electorate voters deserve to be heard. Under the current Labor MP in Aston voters have not been heard. Constantly voters have been calling out for road maintenance, as our local roads are literally falling to pieces. Ferntree Gully, Stud, Napoleon and Wellington roads are almost undrivable, yet the federal MP and the Labor government have failed to listen to the concerns of the voters in Aston and Rowville. Federal Labor cut funding to extend Dorset Road and to rebuild and repair Wellington and Napoleon roads, totalling $240 million in money axed for road maintenance and rebuilding. Federal Labor also cut more than $450 million for Rowville rail. I cannot fathom who they were listening to when they cut such critical funding to core local projects, but it certainly was not the local residents in the Rowville electorate. I would encourage all local residents to consider what you are voting for at the next federal election: Labor, who cut funding as soon as they get in, or the Liberals, who time and time again have sought to deliver funding for roads.