South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:53): (642) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. My constituent is a resident of Dandenong. Like me and many others in our community, my constituent was heartbroken to hear about the toddler that was fatally struck by a car on Stud Road in Dandenong North late last year. As the minister knows, Stud Road is a notoriously busy transport route and has limited places to safely cross. Six people have now lost their lives on that stretch of road in the last 10 years. There is a costed and shovel-ready council project that would build a safe pedestrian crossing on Stud Road near the Dandenong Stadium. So my constituent asks: will the minister provide our community with certainty and fund this project as a matter of urgency in the 2024–25 budget handed down in May?