Western Victoria Region
Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (12:51): (641) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. The question that I ask of the minister is: can they reveal when the Colac-Ballarat Road, in particular the section near Enfield south of Ballarat in my electorate, will be fixed? If you have driven along this road, it is a complete shocker. I know that those opposite love to say they love country Victoria; they clearly do not if they have been on these roads. You see potholes literally the size of one lane of the road, and if you look at a particular section right near Enfield as you enter, you literally have to switch to the other side of the road in order to safely traverse. It is absolutely shameful – and this goes on for nearly 200 metres, mind you; it is not just one limited section. So my question to the minister is: please actually make the effort to fix this, and I want to know when it actually is on the works program to get done. The surface is crumbling away. Locals are really annoyed, and we need action now.