Tuesday, 29 July 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) presented a petition bearing 102 signatures:

The Petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council:

1.   Increased safety concerns at the intersection of Main Street and Conness Street in Chiltern where motorists are failing to stop at the Stop signs in Main Street. Daily, residents are witnessing multiple near-misses.

2.   The increased number of heavy vehicles using Main Street which are not stopping properly at the intersection and are causing increased damage to our residential Main Street.

The petitioners therefore request that Transport Victoria:

1.   Make immediate basic safety improvements including repainting the faded white lines and providing more effective signage and flashing red lights or rumble strips to reduce the risk of a fatality.

2.   Fix the road surface in Main Street, in particular the hump that cars are bottoming out on or dangerously swerving to avoid.

3.   Drastically reduce heavy vehicle usage through our residential area on roads that are not made for such heavy vehicles.

4.   Develop a long-term plan to improve the safety of the intersection and the residential area of Main Street which houses the Chiltern Preschool and Chiltern Childcare Centre.

Wendy LOVELL: I move:

That the petition be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.