Tag Archives: roads

Napthine Breaks Election Promise – Community Land Selloff

May 15, 2013

The Napthine Government has broken a major election promise to keep the Healesville Freeway Reserve as public parkland with new concerns it will now be turned into high rise apartments.

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Napthine’s Road Budget Has Potholes

May 8, 2013

The Napthine Government Budget has failed to deliver real funding for road improvements in Victoria.

Baillieu Ignores Bottleneck On Swan St Bridge

January 17, 2013

The Baillieu Government’s refusal to consider proposals to fix one of the state’s worst traffic bottlenecks has caused major headaches for would-be spectators at Melbourne’s premiere international sporting event.

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Baillieu Government Delays Peninsula Link

January 10, 2013

The Baillieu Government put a stop to the opening of Labor’s $800 million Peninsula Link project over the Christmas break to ensure the Premier Ted Baillieu and Roads Minister Terry Mulder could hold a media stunt in the New Year.

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Baillieu-Ryan Blunder Western Highway Road Project

December 18, 2012

The Baillieu-Ryan Government has blundered the planning for the duplication of the Western Highway, causing a cost shortfall of $250 million.

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Mulder Refuses To Meet Community Group For 14th Time

October 16, 2012

For the 14th time, Roads Minister Terry Mulder has refused to meet with members of the Wallan-Kilmore Bypass Group, raising further concerns the Government may steamroll the bypass through without community consultation.

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Community Protests Against Baillieu Inaction On Road Noise

October 14, 2012

The Baillieu Government must act to reduce road noise impacts on residents along the Western Ring Road.

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Baillieu Returns Victorian Roads Back To The 1800s

August 20, 2012

The Baillieu Government is compromising road safety after stripping VicRoads of maintenance for Victoria’s roads.

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Baillieu Program Axed – Terang Student Safety At Risk

July 20, 2012

The Baillieu Government has compromised Terang College student safety by axing the school speed zone program.

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Baillieu Ministers Line-Up To Support New Road Tolls

July 4, 2012

The Baillieu Government has refused to rule out tolling upgraded and existing roads.

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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.

Shorter VicRoads Hours Will Cause More Headaches

March 16, 2012

The Baillieu Government has shortened VicRoads opening hours which will inconvenience thousands of customers.

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Families Call On Baillieu To Fix Somerton Road Now

February 15, 2012

The Baillieu Government’s continuing failure to fix one of Victoria’s most dangerous roads was putting at risk the lives of local motorists and residents in Melbourne’s north-west.

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Baillieu Asleep At The Wheel On Road Safety

January 14, 2012

Baillieu Government inaction on road safety could further increase the risk of more road deaths, particularly amongst young inexperienced drivers.

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Baillieu Government Must Act On Road Safety

December 30, 2011

With Victoria’s 2011 annual road toll now higher than this time last year the Baillieu Government must urgently release its own road safety strategy.

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Baillieu And Katos Walk Away From Road Duplication

December 19, 2011

The Baillieu Government has duded local motorists and failed to deliver on its promise to duplicate Pioneer Road in Waurn Ponds.

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Baillieu Ignores Vital Truck Action Plan

November 21, 2011

The Baillieu Government has turned its back on families in Melbourne’s western suburbs and the freight industry by failing to make the Truck Action Plan a priority infrastructure project.

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Labor Supports Call For Action On Road Duplication

November 17, 2011

The Baillieu Government must stop dithering and fund Narre Warren – Cranbourne Road duplication at Cranbourne to significantly improve road safety and ease traffic congestion.

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Baillieu Must Rule Out Speed Limit To Stop Congestion

October 10, 2011

The Ballieu Government should rule out a request from Bayside City Council reducing the speed on the popular Beach Road along Melbourne’s bay.

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Cut And Paste Mulder The New Spin King Of Victoria

October 6, 2011

The Baillieu Government has been caught red-handed claiming credit for road projects that the Federal Government previously announced and funded.

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Community Demands Truck Action From Baillieu Government

September 19, 2011

The Baillieu Government can no longer disregard VicRoads advice to implement the Truck Action Plan and remove up to one million trucks a year from local streets.

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Baillieu Should Act On Making Somerton Road Safer

August 29, 2011

The Baillieu Government should immediately investigate ways to improve the safety of one of the most dangerous roads in Melbourne's outer suburbs.

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Guy And Katos Go To Ground On Ring Road Stage 4C

August 14, 2011

The Baillieu Government needs to outline to Geelong and Surf Coast residents what its plans for Geelong Ring Road section 4C are.

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Baillieu Still Dithering On Inner-West Truck Action Plan

August 2, 2011

The Baillieu Government must stop dithering and produce a plan to re-direct trucks away from residential streets in the inner-west and provide the freight industry with easier access to the Port of Melbourne.

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Baillieu Must Ensure Freeway Reopening Is Permanent

August 1, 2011

The Baillieu Government must ensure that any reopening of the Princes Freeway at Morwell is permanent and not a partial fix.

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