Wednesday, 29 October 2025

 Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (14:06): (1921) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. On Thursday of last week, my constituent David called the office to report that he had damaged the wheel of his car after driving over a large pothole in Canterbury Road near Arthur Street in Surrey Hills. That pothole is not the only one in the area; the state of this main arterial road is appalling. David estimates that the pothole was 300 millimetres deep – that is 1 foot deep – and he observed other cars pulling over nearby with damage clearly caused by the same gaping hole. Later that day callers flooded the airwaves on 3AW, complaining about damaged cars at the same location. Minister, this is just another example of the appalling state of Victorian roads, which are damaging vehicles and in some instances putting the lives of Victorians at risk. My constituent wants to know, however: when is the government going to act to address the dangerous potholes in Canterbury Road?