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Concern about Freeway at Mangalore ■ Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell has told State Parliament of the “complete failure” of the State Labor Government in maintaining the regional road network. In several speeches throughout the week, Ms Lovell spoke of the third-world standard of local roads. She highlighted Labor’s inadequate investment in properly maintaining the network over the past nine years of the Andrews Government. Ms Lovell said cuts by Labor of 45 per cent of the road asset maintenance budget since 2020, including $260 million from this year’s State Budget meant regional roads remained unsafe, tragically coinciding with a dramatic increase in the number of deaths on regional roads. The TAC reported that as of midnight on August 10, 179 people had died on Victorian roads this year, an increase of 24.3 per cent on the same time last year. Tragically 102 of these victims died on regional roads an increase of 27 per cent on the same time last year. Soime 64 people lost their lives on roads in Ms Lovell’s electorate of Northern Victoria Region - 63% of all regional deaths. In her Parliamentary contributions Ms Lovell highlighted the condition of several local roads, including McLennan St in Mooroopna, River Rd north of Murchison, the Midland Hwy at Stewarton, Echuca Rd near Ryan Rd north-west of Undera and the northbound lanes of the Goulburn Valley Fwy at Mangalore. Ms Lovell said all five roads have been littered with potholes for long periods of time and remain dangerous hazards to all road users and that there were hundreds more in her electorate in a similar or worse condition. Ms Lovell urged the public to help identify more dangerous local roads by contacting her
● Wendy Lovell MLC with their concerns. “Victoria’s regional road network, particularly in Northern Victoria, is third-world standard due to the systemic underinvestment by the Andrews Labor Government over the last nine years. “While regional roads remain in a state of disrepair, sadly the State’s Road Toll continues to increase each year, with the majority of road deaths occurring in country Victoria. “While people are tragically dying on our roads, Labor continues to cut road maintenance funding and it is past time for the Andrews Government to invest in regional roads to make them safer for all Victorians.” Ms Lovell said.
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■ As the one-year anniversary mark approaches, Mitchell Shire people are encouraged to nominate the unsung heroes who helped out during the October 2022 flood event and ongoing recovery. The Community Champions Recognition Program is now open, inviting people to nominate fellow community members. Recipients will be selected by the Seymour Community Recovery Committee and will be announced at a special flood event at the Recovery Hub on Saturday, October 14.
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