Crumbling roads are costing lives
The Andrews Government is set to repeat history by repeatedly underspending on regional roads to the detriment of local communities, according to The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron. “Labor’s…
Funding certainty needed to get trucks off our local roads
The Andrews Labor Government must provide funding certainty for the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme (MSIS) to encourage more freight onto rail. The MSIS is an incentive program providing financial…
Labor slams the brakes on Roads Inquiry
The Andrews Government with the help of the cross bench blocked an Inquiry investigating the poor state of roads, particularly in rural and regional Victoria. The Nationals Member for Eastern…
Sorry state of Victorian roads ignored again
A motion put forward by the Liberals and Nationals that would have recognised the poor state of Victoria’s roads, especially in rural and regional areas, has been voted down in…
Labor leaders rip away roads funds
The Andrews Labor Government needs to explain how it has allowed a Federal road funding cut of close to $1.3 billion in last week’s roads budget, further worsening the parlous…
Labor wants you to ignore Victoria’s roads crisis
The Andrews Government is scrambling to look busy while Victoria’s roads fall apart, putting lives at risk, after successive funding cuts and a grossly inadequate response to the October major…
Gippsland roads need serious funding boost
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien is calling for a significant boost in road maintenance funding ahead of the State Budget this month. Mr O’Brien said the…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Walsh
Dear Editor, In this month’s state budget, the Andrews Labor Government must reverse its savage cuts to road maintenance and road safety projects. Safe roads save lives, a fact regional…
O’Keeffe says sadly the figures don’t lie – regional roads are killing too many Victorians
Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe, took the Strathmerton tragedy in which five people died last month to the floor of the Victorian Parliament this week, demanding Roads and Road Safety…
O’KEEFFE CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AND FUNDING FOR UNSAFE ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS.
Kim OKeeffe the member for Shepparton District spoke in Parliament on Wednesday calling for the Minister for Roads and Road safety Melissa Horne MP to urgently address the unsafe intersection…
Road user inquiry open for submissions
The Nationals Member for Gippsland South and Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Danny O’Brien is encouraging Gippsland residents to have their say on the behaviour of road users…
Roads funding must be a driving force in Budget: Broad
Vital funding for regional roads must be a key focus of next month’s State Budget, Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Region Gaelle Broad said today. “The State Budget on 23rd…