Thursday, 14 November 2024

Constituency questions

Eastern Victoria Region

Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:42): My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety in the other place. Minister, how is the Labor government investing in eastern Victoria’s road network? My constituents are passionate about roads and road safety, and the matter has been raised with me and my office. People use roads every day. Maintaining and upgrading roads ensures drivers and their passengers are safe and that businesses can transport their products. This is particularly important in regional communities, where people drive longer distances to get to work, see their families and go about their daily errands and recreation. Across Eastern Victoria there are thousands of kilometres of roads that people rely on every day, from the Mornington-Flinders Road on the peninsula to the South Gippsland Highway and the Princes Highway, which runs through Bairnsdale and Orbost all the way to Mallacoota in the east. Maintaining high-quality roads is good for our economy, keeps people and produce moving, improves livability and keeps people safe.