Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 30 October 2024 · Transport and infrastructure

Road maintenance: motions

Voting yes supported a motion noting concerns about Victorian road conditions and maintenance, and calling on the government to ensure the latest road repairs are of high quality. The motion was defeated.

Defeated17 yes 17 no

The question put

That this house notes that: (1) under the Allan Labor government Victoria has some of the worst road conditions in the country; (2) failure to repair roads in a timely manner has caused Victoria’s road network to crumble; (3) the Allan Labor government announced an investment of $964 million to repair Victorian roads in the 2024–25 state budget; (4) 70 per cent of this investment, being $675 million, will be specifically spent on repairing roads in regional Victoria; (5) there is anecdotal evidence that previous work to repair Victorian roads has been substandard, with many roads needing new repairs after only a short period of time; and calls on the government to ensure that repairs undertaken during this latest road repair blitz are of the highest quality and standard to ensure that delivering Victorians world-standard road infrastructure.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 15 no
15 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes11 yes · 0 no
11 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesNick McGowan
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.