Questions without notice and ministers statements
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Last week the RACV told 774 Melbourne that Labor is wrong to continually blame the floods for the state of the roads and that the problem with the floods argument is:
We’re seeing potholes across metropolitan Melbourne as well as country roads. And it’s not just your back roads; it’s the Goulburn Valley Freeway, it’s the Princes Freeway, it’s the Western Highway, but it’s … St Kilda Road. It’s across Melbourne as well.
When will the government stop blaming the weather and fix our roads?
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (14:48): The RACV also said that:
… the reality is there’s just not enough money being spent to resurface and rehabilitate the road network.
Why is Labor prioritising funding for the Suburban Rail Loop ahead of fixing our road network?