Thursday, 4 December 2025

 Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:43): (1448) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information that I seek is: when will works begin on the intersection upgrade of Graham Street and the Goulburn Valley Highway in Shepparton? This is a dangerous intersection on a major road, with more than 23,000 vehicles using this intersection daily, 9 per cent being heavy vehicles. This is also a major intersection for a convoy of school buses. GV Health is located on Graham Street, and this intersection is a main access road to the hospital. This intersection is in desperate need of traffic lights to manage the increasing traffic and congestion and to make the intersection safe. The 2022–23 state budget included funding for this project, and $2.2 million was funded from the federal government in May last year, but no works have begun. I therefore ask the minister: when will works finally start on upgrading this important intersection of Graham Street and the Goulburn Valley Highway in Shepparton?