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…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is frustrated to hear that the Minister for Roads and Andrews Labor Government have decided to forgo their budget promise and cut even more funding towards regional road maintenance in this years 2022/23 State Budget. Mr McCurdy said, “This is just disgraceful. “The Victorian Government is…
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…
Country drivers who complain that dangerous potholes are hazards on the rural road network are living in “imagined fantasies”, according to bizarre claims by a city Labor MP in Victorian Parliament. The accusation was levelled during parliamentary debate last night in a tirade about road safety by eastern metropolitan Labor MP Vicki Ward. Shadow Minister…
Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy recently encountered the disastrous state of regional Victoria’s railway services when his usual trainline commute from Shepparton to Melbourne turned into a replacement bus trip. Mr McCurdy said, “I really feel for our regional residents. My experience is just one example of what occurs for our local…
The claim from Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan that the Murray Basin Rail Project is ‘ahead of schedule’ has left regional Victorians in absolute disbelief. The Murray Basin Rail Project is stalled, astronomically over-budget and nearing a decade behind schedule thanks to Jacinta Allan and Victorian Labor’s catastrophic project mismanagement. Leader of The Nationals…