Northern Victoria Region
Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:51): (48) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and it concerns the need to upgrade the dangerous pedestrian crossing at the Kialla West Primary School, which crosses the Goulburn Valley Highway. I have continuously spoken of dangers at the crossing and the need to upgrade it in the wake of a horrendous collision that occurred in September 2018 during school pick-up that severely injured members of a school family. I direct this question to the new minister in the hope that it will fully inform her understanding of the dangers of the crossing faced by the school’s students, staff and parents as well as motorists daily. After years of inaction the minister needs to get on with the job of fixing this crossing. Nearly 4½ years after the collision there have been no meaningful safety upgrades to the crossing to ensure the safety of pedestrians and drivers. Minister, will you accept my invitation to visit Kialla West Primary School at the end of the school day to see for yourself the dangers of the school crossing and the importance of upgrading it?