Northern Victoria Region
Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:42): (136) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and concerns the current condition of the Heathcote-Rochester Road, also known by locals as the Corop-Rochester Road. In yet another example of the deplorable state of regional roads, one of my constituents brought the state of the Heathcote-Rochester Road to my attention. The constituent states that the southern end of the Heathcote-Rochester Road near the Midland Highway now has a permanent speed limit of 80 kilometres due to the terrible condition of the road surface. The constituent states that the northern end of the road between Howard Road and Webb Road has been resurfaced twice in the past two years, and the road surface is still unsatisfactory. He adds that he hopes that the regional sitting is in Rochester so that members of Parliament have to travel on this road to see the state of this road. Will the minister provide funding to ensure the road surface of the Heathcote-Rochester Road is properly repaired?