Rowville el
Kim WELLS (Rowville) (14:54): (1208) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. When will the minister and the Department of Transport and Planning fix the disturbing and cruel kangaroo deaths currently occurring along Wellington Road in Lysterfield and Rowville? The kangaroo carnage is causing immense distress among the local Rowville–Lysterfield community from an animal welfare, road safety and motor vehicle damage perspective. According to Sue Johnston of Sue’s Roos Kangaroo Rescue, up until last Thursday 24 July there have been 73 recorded kangaroo deaths, or three kangaroo deaths per day, for the month of July, and over 160 kangaroos have been killed on Wellington Road since January. Wellington Road cuts directly through important kangaroo habitat between the main body of Lysterfield Park and its northern extension. The main area of concern runs five kilometres from the Wellington–Lysterfield roads intersection through to Gearon Avenue in Rowville.