There’s a new push for Victorian drivers to be part of the solution for safer roads during National Road Safety Week this week by telling their story and casting their vote for the state’s worst roads. Labor cut a further $24 million from road maintenance in this year’s State Budget, on top of a $191…
Accessibility failures on Victoria’s regional train network continue to be ignored by the Andrews Labor Government, despite harrowing stories of people with a disability spending hours stranded at platforms or forced to travel in the cargo hold. More stories have emerged this week of Victorians with a disability being prevented from travelling on V/Line trains,…
The Andrews Labor Government has doubled down on its cuts to the state’s crumbling road network, cutting even more funding for maintenance of the state’s roads. A further $24 million has been lopped from the road asset management program, after $191 million – or 23 per cent – was slashed in last year’s State Budget.…
Today’s state budget has left the communities of Seymour, Broadford and Kilmore empty handed with no new projects funded in the region. The only offering from Daniel Andrews came in the shape of another year’s delay in land acquisition for the Kilmore bypass and cuts to funding for road maintenance, regional development, mental health and…
Victoria’s road network will continue to crumble into dangerous disrepair without a substantial boost to funds for maintenance. The Andrews Government sliced $191 million from efforts to repair Victorian roads in last year’s State Budget, allocating a spend of $616 million to road asset maintenance. Shadow Minister for Roads Steph Ryan said the 25 per…
Additional passenger train services on the Shepparton and Warrnambool lines will remain a far-off dream if next week’s State Budget fails to invest in the rolling stock required to deliver them. Shadow Minister for Public Transport Steph Ryan said an allocation of funds to order the new trains must feature in the May 3 State…
Victoria’s roads network is in a ‘revolting’ state of disrepair, according to the people who are risking their lives driving them every day. Reports today have slammed the ongoing neglect of Victorian roads, including a section of the Glenelg Highway at Muntham, labelled by a south-west Victorian bus driver as “revolting” and “the worst section of…
Victorians are owed an explanation on a nearly $400 million cost blowout in the past 12 months on a long-awaited order of new trams for the ancient Melbourne fleet. The Andrews Labor Government has today slipped in a massive $370 million jump in the Project’s price tag – from $1.48 billion in 2020-21 up to…
Victorians are being asked to name the state’s worst roads in a new campaign to identify the most dangerous hazards that are risking lives on our roads every single day. Launched today by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy and Shadow Minister for Roads Steph Ryan, the three-month campaign to find Victoria’s worst roads will seek safety reports…
A Labor dominated committee has handed down an ‘Inquiry into ecosystem decline in Victoria’, recommending the reintroduction of dingoes and the banning of 1080 baits that are used to control pest populations. The report was deemed so removed from reality by the Victorian Nationals that a minority report was developed, addressing the concerns of ignored…
Fresh ABS data has shown Melburnians have abandoned the city in record numbers with metro population falling by 60,500 in the 12 months to 30 June 2021 – a crash of 1.2 per cent in 12 months. The decline is the largest amongst all capital cities in the nation, with Brisbane and Perth growing, while…
The Education Minister has assured Parliament the old school sites of Mooroopna Secondary College, McGuire College and Wanganui Park Secondary College will not be sold off. The news came just two weeks after Deputy Leader of the Nationals Steph Ryan sought a guarantee of that very nature from the Minister. The controversial super school project and amalgamation…