Tuesday, 29 July 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) presented a petition bearing 133 signatures:

The petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council 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. There is also an increased number of heavy vehicles using Main Street that are not stopping properly at the intersection and are causing increased damage to our residential Main Street.

The Government needs to make immediate basic safety improvements to the intersection including repainting the faded white lines, providing more effective signage, and provide flashing red lights or rumble strips to reduce the risk of a fatality.

The road surface in Main Street, in particular the hump that cars are bottoming out on or dangerously swerving to avoid, needs to be fixed and a long-term plan needs to be put in place to drastically reduce heavy vehicle usage in the area and improve the safety of the intersection and surrounding residential area, including the Chiltern Preschool and Chiltern Childcare Centre.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Council call on the Government to initiate immediate safety improvements to the intersection of Main Street and Conness Street in Chiltern, conduct a traffic count at the intersection, check that heavy vehicle weight limits are not being exceeded and develop a long-term plan to improve safety at the intersection.

Wendy LOVELL: I move:

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

Motion agreed to.