Thursday, 28 August 2025

Goulburn Valley Highway

Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (23:40): (1906) My adjournment tonight is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action that I seek is for the minister to instruct Regional Roads Victoria to replace the poor-quality road patching on the Goulburn Valley Highway just north of the Calder Woodburn rest stop with proper pavement repair. I recently raised the appalling condition of the Goulburn Valley Highway between Numurkah and Nagambie and was pleasantly surprised that it resulted in a blitz of work to repair the surface. However, I am disappointed in the quality of some of the repairs, including a large patch of resurfaced road in the left-hand lane of the northbound carriageway just after the Calder Woodburn rest stop. The repaired section has already started to disintegrate and develop potholes. The community has serious concerns that the Victorian government is allowing lower repair standards, which means roads are not being properly repaired. The minister has a duty to ensure that all road repair works meet stringent standards and result in a safe and smooth driving surface on all roads across Victoria. I urge the minister to instruct Regional Roads Victoria to address the poor-quality road patching on the GV highway just after the Calder Woodburn rest stop and ensure full pavement repair of the road is undertaken.