Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Constituency questions
Melbourne electorate
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Melbourne electorate
Ellen SANDELL (Melbourne) (14:39): (1664) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. What is the government doing to fix urgent traffic safety issues in my electorate, specifically two issues? Four months ago I stood right here and warned that the West Gate Tunnel was bringing giant trucks onto tiny streets in Kensington. Today my office is still getting daily horror stories. One resident saw a truck recently run a red light outside Kensington Primary School at 3:30 on a school day, and you can hear the kids’ screams on the security footage. The community is calling for no-truck zones like they have in Footscray and Yarraville. The second issue is in Carlton, and I welcome the news the government and the city council is finally investigating upgrades to dangerous intersections along Rathdowne Street near Carlton Gardens Primary School after advocacy from my office and the school council. Parents have long been asking for changes to make the lights of the pedestrian crossing longer, for an additional crossing guard and for changes to make the intersection at Grattan Street and Rathdowne Street much safer. Some of these are easy fixes, some of them are longer, but they are absolutely necessary. I would love to know whether the government will actually do them.