Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Hansard source

I'm glad the Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government are here, because I want to talk about road funding. It's the No. 1 issue in my electorate of Wannon. When we were in government, we allocated $60 million to the Princes Highway between Warrnambool and Port Fairy. It's a key, crucial bit of road that not only allows people to travel to and from work but also enables the very important industries—dairy, timber—to be able to get to market.

That $60 million has finally been invested into the Princes Highway between Warrnambool and Port Fairy. The Victorian state government sat on that money for an eternity. We welcome the fact that it's been spent, but I know the Prime Minister would agree with me that, if you're going to do a job, do it properly. I say this to the Victorian state government, and I would ask the Prime Minister and the minister for infrastructure to take it up with them. The job that they have done on that bit of road hasn't been done properly. They're having to go back time and time again to fix potholes. They didn't finish the job properly. It means that my constituents are having to fix flat tires and broken rims, and our industry is penalised. I say this to the pair of you: make sure they do— (Time expired)

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