Tuesday, 10 September 2019

 Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (13:03): My question is for the Minister for Roads and Minister for Road Safety and the TAC. In May this year I asked the minister to instruct Regional Roads Victoria to implement additional safety measures around the school crossing on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Kialla West Primary School. My calls came in response to a horrific collision in September 2018 involving a young mother and her three daughters when their vehicle was hit by a truck whilst waiting at the crossing at school pick-up time. In her reply the minister indicated that some minor safety improvements had been made, and I thank the minister for providing that information. The minister also stated that Regional Roads Victoria were continuing to meet with school reps and Greater Shepparton City Council to develop a longer term proposal for a pedestrian underpass at the school. Minister, considering it has been 12 months since the disastrous collision, will you provide me with an update on the planning for a pedestrian underpass at Kialla West Primary School and a time line for its implementation?