Thursday, 16 October 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): (1886) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety: when will the stretch of potholes on the Great Alpine Road at Eurobin be fixed and the 80-kilometre speed restriction lifted? In 2025 Victorians enjoyed the best snow season in recent years, but visitors travelling to the snow had to suffer driving on some of the worst roads in Victoria, which have degraded terribly after a decade of Labor neglect. One of my constituents recently told me that a section of the Great Alpine Road at Eurobin has been slowed to 80 kilometres for the last three years because there is a 50-metre stretch of potholes that have still not been fixed. This is completely unacceptable, and it is embarrassing for Victoria that visitors who come here to enjoy the snow first have to pass through the obstacle course of Victoria’s dangerous and damaging rural roads. The minister must instruct the Department of Transport and Planning to urgently inspect and repair this stretch of road before the summer season arrives.