Tag Archives: roads and road safety

GOR Neglect Needs To Be A Napthine Budget Priority

May 1, 2013

The Napthine Government must use next week’s State Budget to properly fund maintenance works on the world renowned Great Ocean Road after neglecting it for the past two and a half years.

Napthine’s Monster Trucks Unleashed On Suburbs

April 24, 2013

The Napthine Government has broken a promise to consult the Victorian community over its monster truck plan which will further deteriorate Victorian roads.

Napthine Government Rips More Money Out Of VicRoads

April 23, 2013

The Napthine Government has had a $53 million fire sale of VicRoads land to fill the Government’s budget black holes.

Napthine Government Scores An F On Road Management

April 17, 2013

The Napthine Government has no road or congestion management plan for Victoria according to a scathing Auditor General’s report tabled in Parliament today.

Napthine Must Show Heart, Leadership And Save Farm

March 20, 2013

The Labor Opposition will today move a motion in State Parliament calling on the Napthine Government to show some heart and stop the carve up of the Nadrasca Community Farm.

Napthine Must Fund West Gate Bridge Safety Works

March 18, 2013

The Napthine Government is ignoring threats to motorists' safety after an additional staff and maintenance funding request of $15 million was knocked back.

Napthine To Introduce “Monster Trucks” In Your Suburb

March 14, 2013

Premier Napthine has done an about-face and will introduce “super monster trucks” on suburban and regional roads putting local residents and road users safety at risk.

Baillieu’s Road Safety Plan Has Potholes

March 1, 2013

The Baillieu Government’s road safety strategy is full of potholes just like many roads in Victoria.

Baillieu’s Thought Bubbles Won’t Reduce Road Toll

February 26, 2013

The Baillieu Government is failing Victorian motorists by refusing to release a detailed road safety strategy, instead relying on spin and thought bubbles.

Baillieu Savages VicRoads With More Cuts

November 7, 2012

The Baillieu Government has abandoned road safety in Victoria closing the VicRoads road safety division, halving funding to road resurfacing and cutting about 450 staff from the department.

Baillieu Inaction Could Add To Road Toll

October 17, 2012

The Baillieu Government’s failure to produce a road safety strategy after two years and worsening road conditions could contribute to Victoria’s high road toll.

Baillieu Confines Eastern Suburbs Motorists To Congestion

September 19, 2012

Eastern Suburbs motorists are suffering because the Baillieu Government refuses to fix traffic congestion on the Eastern Freeway andHoddle Street.

Minister Mulder Refuses To Meet With Local Group

September 7, 2012

Roads Minister Terry Mulder has refused to meet with Kilmore-Wallan residents to discuss their proposal for the Kilmore-Wallan bypass.

Baillieu-Ryan Have No Plan To Save Lives – Just Surveys

September 5, 2012

The Baillieu-Ryan Government has confirmed its incompetence in tackling Victoria’s road toll, failing to produce a road safety strategy after nearly two years.

Baillieu Abandons Iconic Road – Puts Families At Risk

August 20, 2012

Victoria’s world renowned Great Ocean Road is likely to suffer “extensive and significant failure” because of a lack of Baillieu Government funding.

Baillieu Program Axed – Puts Student Safety At Risk

June 8, 2012

The Baillieu Government has compromised student safety axing the school speed zone program on busy arterial and residential streets.

Baillieu Government Fails South West Victorian Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Victoria’s south west will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Southern Suburbs Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s southern suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails South East Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s south east suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Outer Eastern Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Inner West Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s inner west suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Inner North Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s inner north suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Inner East Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Inner City Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s inner city suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Government Fails Western Suburbs Cyclists

May 23, 2012

Melbourne’s western suburbs will miss out on vital bicycle safety infrastructure after the Baillieu Government slashed funding to a major bicycle infrastructure program.

Baillieu Reduces Road Incident Response Units

May 9, 2012

Road incident response units designed to improve safety on busy arterial roads have been significantly reduced as part of the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts.

The Government should be doing more to promote safety on our roads, not less

May 7, 2012

The Baillieu Government is more interested in collecting speed fine revenue than making Victoria’s roads safer after it appears to have significantly cut funding for road safety.

This is a horror budget for Victorian bicycle riders

May 4, 2012

The Baillieu Government has put the safety of Victorian cyclists at risk by failing to commit one additional dollar to a major bicycle infrastructure program in this year’s State Budget.

Baillieu Dumps Street-By-Street Crime Stats Promise

April 13, 2012

A commitment to provide street-by-street crime statistics to Neighbourhood Watch groups has been dumped by the Baillieu Government.

Baillieu-Ryan Must Listen To Kilmore Residents

March 29, 2012

Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan last night tabled a community petition calling on the Baillieu-Ryan Government to act on community concerns over the proposed Wallan-Kilmore Bypass.