Thursday, 16 October 2025

 Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (12:52): (1889) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. It is no secret that country highways in western Victoria are crumbling. The Pyrenees Highway looks like a patchwork quilt. The Midland Highway could double as a ploughed paddock. The Sunraysia Highway is more pothole than pavement. And the Glenelg Highway, well, that is a test of faith and also a test of your car’s suspension. While Melbourne gets billions, we are dodging craters big enough to see from the moon. Country Victorians are paying the same taxes, yet our roads look like they have survived a meteor shower. So, Minister, when will country drivers in my electorate be able to drive on something that resembles more of a road and less of a geological experiment – or should we start applying for heritage status for our potholes, given they have been there that long?