Tuesday, 21 June 2022

 Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:19): (1853) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Following on from what Ms Bath said, cutting $200 million out of the roads budget results in shocking outcomes. Last Monday in Ballarat two potholes alone were the cause of multiple calls for help. One roadside emergency business attended 12 cars, changing damaged tyres on six of the vehicles and towing another six away. I am advised that the RACV helped another seven cars in relation to those two potholes alone. There could have been more, but as I am advised, there were nearly 20 cars damaged by two potholes in one night. One tyre business in Ballarat alone advises that repairs to pothole-damaged cars are up 30 per cent this year. So I ask the minister: when will this government fix the appalling state of our roads in Western Victoria Region?