Tuesday, 31 March 2026

 Bridget VALLENCE (Evelyn) (14:51): (1592) The Coldstream community is still waiting for this government to upgrade the dangerous Maroondah Highway and Killara Road intersection. I will never give up fighting for my community to get this dangerous road and intersection fixed. The traffic is only getting busier, and it is scary for young families and for older residents dodging trucks and cars to get to the shops or the Warburton trail. My question to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety is: why are you refusing to prioritise a start date for this project when the Labor government has had funding allocated for seven years now? Coldstream residents, the Coldstream fire brigade, the shops and people from Gruyere, Yering and right across the Yarra Valley are fed up with the Allan Labor government’s refusal to get on with the job of fixing the dangerous Killara Road intersection. Frankly, it should have been fixed by now. Since our commitment to getting it done in 2018 the Labor government has shown contempt to the community by refusing to spend the $20 million in funding announced by Tony Smith and me back in 2019. The Australian government’s website shows an expected start date in mid-2026, so it is squarely with the state government to get on with fixing this road.