Western Metropolitan Region
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) (12:13): (1728) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. In asking this question I take the opportunity to commend the mayor of the City of Melton, Cr Goran Kesic, and the Melton council on being proactive on the issues that impact their residents the most. In particular I refer to the Melton council’s recently launched Fix Our Roads campaign—and I see Mrs McArthur nodding furiously in agreement, as she and I both share this municipality. This campaign is in response to the government’s neglect of Melton city’s roads’ needs. If we can extend that a little further, I would include all of Melbourne’s west’s roads’ needs. Some of the roads of the west have remained in their original state, untouched by upgrades, despite the fact that they now service high-population areas. These roads have no hope of properly servicing the massive increase in traffic over recent years. Minister, will you take the opportunity this budget provides to give Melbourne’s west road funding justice?