Thursday, 13 November 2025

 Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (19:20): (2109) My adjournment this evening is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is for comprehensive repair work to be undertaken on Lockharts Gap Road between Tallandoon and Tangambalanga in my electorate of Northern Victoria. Lockharts Gap Road is surprisingly busy and nestled in the hills of the Mitta Mitta Valley. This already narrow, winding road is made even more treacherous by the deep potholes found on almost every bend. I took a drive up there last week to see the conditions for myself. On a road with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour I found myself not feeling safe enough to drive at more than 60 kilometres an hour in some places. Deep potholes, rutting, rough surfaces and hazards on the sides of the road made the journey a somewhat harrowing experience. I feel for my constituents who have to drive this road every day.

This road needs urgent and comprehensive repair works done to make it safe for road users. No-one should feel their life is in danger when simply making their daily commute from town to town. This is how my constituents feel. There is rarely a day I do not have someone from my community reaching out regarding the horrendous conditions of the roads in Northern Victoria. Minister, the action I seek is for comprehensive repair work to be undertaken on Lockharts Gap Road between Tallandoon and Tangambalanga in my electorate of Northern Victoria.