Rowville electorate
Kim WELLS (Rowville) (14:48): It is nice to be here. My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Minister, following the recent federal election and federal Labor’s complete snubbing of urgently needed major projects in Knox, when will the Allan Labor government provide funding for the vital road upgrades in Knox – in particular, the Dorset Road extension and the duplications of Wellington Road and Napoleon Road – to alleviate the never-ending traffic congestion on Knox roads for long-suffering residents and commuters? Next week’s state budget provides the perfect opportunity to provide funding support for these three road projects in Knox. Despite a major $73.5 million campaign commitment by the Aston Liberal candidate Manny Cicchiello to extend Dorset Road from Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully, through to Lysterfield Road, disappointingly there were no matched funds from the federal Labor government. Knox residents and road commuters deserve so much better.