The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says a Victorian government announcement of “a road maintenance blitz” could not be “more overdue and more disappointing”. Mr Walsh says if the government’s idea of a maintenance blitz is the four years it has taken to announce the deadly Appin South turnoff on…
The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the Andrews Labor Government has slashed a whopping $207 million from its rural roadworks budget for the next financial year. A move he believed could signal a return to the Kirner Labor Government days when appalling decisions and fiscal mismanagement spent the state to…
THE fire season is just around the corner and the Member for Murray Plains has warned alarm bells should already be ringing because of roadside grass across his electorate – and northern Victoria. Mr Walsh told Parliament this week VicRoads needed to urgently accelerate its roadside slashing program. He said he could not see any…
The Andrews Labor Government has failed to rule out further cuts to speed limits on country roads, despite calls from regional communities to make our roads safer by investing in proper maintenance. The Roads Minister recently had the opportunity to rule out the policy entirely, but instead left the door open to cutting speed limits…
Daniel Andrews has been caught out spending more money defending his botched wire rope barrier program than on the Government’s campaigns related to drug driving, driver fatigue and vehicle safety combined. Figures buried deep within the TAC 2018-19 Annual Report (p. 92-93) highlight that the government spent $2.45 million defending its flawed roll out of…
Members Statement – Trevaskis Hawdon Roads Wyuna Thursday 20 September 2018 Trevaskis-Hawdon roads Wyuna Mr WALSH – I would also like to raise the concerns of constituents of mine around the lack of VicRoads signage at Trevaskis and Hawdon roads at Wyuna. One of my constituent’s family members suffered a serious injury at that intersection because it…
Tuesday 12 September 2017 Reports that Daniel Andrews will reduce the speed limit to 70 kmh on some unsealed country roads is just lazy policy by a lazy government Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has said. The Andrews Labor Government has flagged the government is considering a proposal to reduce the speed limit on…
Thursday 3 August 2017 Dear Editor Since New Year’s Day 87 lives have been lost on Victoria’s country roads. Our rural road networks are crumbling and urgently need an immediate funding injection to improve safety. Instead Daniel Andrews has slashed the regional roads budget by more than $360 million since coming to office in…
