Tuesday, 4 February 2025

 Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) presented a petition bearing 103 signatures:

The petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the poor state of Victoria’s roads, especially in rural and regional areas and the safety, economic and environmental damage consequences. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee should inquire into, consider and report on the state of Victoria’s roads, including but not limited to, the budgetary resources dedicated to road construction and repairs in Victoria, with comparison to national and international experience; the methods and standards of design, construction and maintenance of road pavement and surfacing, with comparison to national and international experience; and the value for money achieved by the existing Victorian system of delivering road surface construction and maintenance.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Council require the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report on the state of Victoria’s roads.