Thursday, 19 June 2025

 Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:47): (1657) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and my constituents ask: when will the crumbling road surface of the Katamatite-Nathalia Road between Gilmores Bridge and Currie Lane, Katamatite, be fixed? While my constituents would like to thank the minister for finally fixing most of the Katamatite-Shepparton Main Road, they are a little dismayed at the fact that there are still dangerous sections that have yet to be fixed. Could this possibly be due to the semantics of a section of the road being called a different name? The section of the Katamatite-Nathalia Road my constituents are asking about is particularly dangerous. The surface is crumbling, and large potholes have formed. Drivers are faced with having to swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid damaging their vehicles. It seems that it is just pure luck that there has not been an accident along this section of road yet. Crumbling roads are an ongoing issue for my constituents in Northern Victoria Region. Barely a day passes when I do not see or hear of a road that is in need of some repair. The patch fixes we are seeing all over Northern Victoria Region are just not good enough. My constituents ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety: when will the crumbling road surface of the Katamatite-Nathalia Road between Gilmores Bridge and Currie Lane, Katamatite, be fixed?