Wednesday, 12 November 2025

 Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (13:12): I am rising again to highlight the roads disaster occurring across this state, and particularly at the weekend at Nar Nar Goon, where the Nar Nar Goon crater sent some two dozen motorists to the side of the road with popped tyres, broken rims, significant damage and significant cost. This was on top of another pothole that police had to go and babysit just a few kilometres away on the Princes Freeway. This is not the result of rain, this is the result of the Labor government’s neglect of our roads and the failure to invest particularly in preventative maintenance. I cannot fathom that we had these sorts of massive potholes open up and cause damage to so many cars. The Romans could build roads to last through any conditions for 2000 years, and yet this government cannot actually build roads to put up with 20 millimetres of rain. It is a disgrace, and Victorians are paying the price. Sadly, our regional Victorians are used to it. The government stands condemned. It is missing all its targets, and our roads are in a terrible state.