Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:55): My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. When will the Labor government fully repair all dangerous broken road surfaces on the Goulburn Valley Highway? An incredibly dangerous cluster of deep potholes has formed on the Goulburn Valley Highway in the left lane of the northbound carriageway near the Murchison turnoff. I recently posted a video of the potholes on Facebook to raise awareness of the dangerous section and to encourage others to take care when passing this section of the freeway. The post received hundreds of comments, all of them expressing a shared feeling of outrage that the Allan Labor government has allowed regional roads to decay to the point of being dangerous and that the government just does not care. Victoria’s roads are becoming a joke, but it is no laughing matter for those who blow a tyre or bust a wheel rim and cannot get compensation. Tragically, some drivers or motorcyclists lose control after hitting a pothole and crash. Will it take more road deaths before the Labor government gets serious about road maintenance?