Thursday, 24 March 2022

Dalton–Settlement roads, Thomastown

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (18:25): (1848) My adjournment matter today is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. The roundabout on Dalton Road and Settlement Road in Thomastown in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan Region, which I am sure the President is familiar with, is dangerous, especially for those trying to enter it from Settlement Road. In the past, as members would not be surprised, I surveyed the area and asked the opinion of residents about traffic. They told me that that roundabout is a nightmare to navigate. During the week it is congested with those trying to get to and from work, and on the weekend it is congested with those trying to access Bunnings, the Good Guys, Macca’s and the businesses and two homemaker centres on either side of the roundabout.

In the past I have raised this dangerous roundabout with the minister, and I got a response that said, ‘Well, there’s not really a problem there; we’ve repainted the lines and everything’s okay’. Well, I disagree, and so does my community. The action I seek of the minister is for the minister to commit in the upcoming state budget to replacing that dangerous roundabout with traffic lights so drivers in Melbourne’s north can travel through there safely.