Thursday, 28 August 2025

Northern Victoria Region

Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): (1790) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and my constituents ask: will the minister commit to repairing the Murchison-Tatura Road in a timely manner? My constituent Kevin recently contacted me regarding the disgraceful state of the Murchison-Tatura Road, which leads to Ross Street in Tatura. Kevin reported crumbling road surfaces, dangerous potholes, deep rotting and the generally unsafe condition of the Murchison-Tatura Road. It would be easier to count the sections of the road that are not in need of repair than the sections that are. Damaged sections include the Hogan Street roundabout, the Casey Street intersection, the O’Toole Street intersection outside Tatura Racecourse and a section just before the Toolamba-Rushworth Road, and that is just around the Tatura township. The condition of the entire road from Tatura to Murchison is in an unacceptable state of disrepair. It is dangerous; truck drivers, car drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and school bus drivers all risk damage to their vehicles travelling this worn-out road daily. My constituents ask: will the minister commit to repairing the Murchison-Tatura Road in a timely manner?