Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Northern Victoria Region

Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:53): (883) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Will the government allocate funding for urgent maintenance works on Toolamba Road? I recently had the pleasure of talking with students at Shepparton ACE Secondary College about democracy and how they can engage with Parliament. One of the many concerns that students raised with me was the dire state of rural roads. They might not drive yet, but they have bumped around in the back seat of the family car as it hit potholes or swerved to miss the depressions, corrugations, rutting and cracks on our rural roads. Students mentioned the disrepair of Toolamba Road, particularly the section from the Midland Highway intersection to Rumbalara Road, where the surface is severely degraded and hazardous. There are also a series of potholes on the side of the road between the Toolamba-Rushworth Road and Waugh Road that need to be repaired. I promised the students I would raise this road in Parliament, and I hope the minister will provide them with a positive response.