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Five Weeks, 5,000 Signatures —...

Despite repeated requests, no road recovery plan...

Potholes, Promises and No Answers...

Last week, I wrote in The Wombat...

Five Weeks, 5,000 Signatures — Where Is Victoria’s Road Recovery Plan?

Despite repeated requests, no road recovery plan has been published. On 30 August, the Victorian Government announced an additional $352 million for road maintenance, saying the money would flow immediately and setting a target of increasing pothole repairs from 250,000 to 500,000. Victorian Auditor-General's Office The Victorian Auditor-General’s report Maintaining State Roads, tabled on 9 September, indicated that 48 per cent of Victoria’s state-road network was in poor or very poor condition in 2024, compared with 39 per cent in 2021. It also found that the road-maintenance backlog is growing, the network is deteriorating faster than...
Tim Gauci -
Opinion

Five Weeks, 5,000...

Despite repeated requests, no road recovery plan has been published. On 30 August, the Victorian Government announced an additional $352 million for road maintenance, saying the...
Tim Gauci -
Letters

Potholes, Promises and...

Last week, I wrote in The Wombat Post about the deteriorating condition of our roads and a very simple question I had been putting...
Tim Gauci -
Opinion

Potholes, Promises and...

Anyone who regularly drives through Hepburn Shire knows the problem. Potholes, broken road edges, deteriorating surfaces and increasingly patchworked sections of road have become...
Tim Gauci -
Opinion

Councillor Column –...

Reflecting on the extraordinary experience of the past year (Clifftop at Hepburn properties allegedly installed without permission, prompting council dispute - ABC News) and its...
Lesley Hewitt -
Opinion

Do we really...

The vulnerability of a kangaroo mob The baby joey was hopping about her mother in an agitated way and the mother was lying so still,...
Linda Hancock -
Opinion

Private Prosecutions Bring...

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire Council has reached the point where it cannot function. Not because voters have withdrawn their mandate, and not because the state...
Editorial Committee -
Opinion

Councillor Column –...

The Hepburn Shire budget was recently endorsed by Council. It proved to be a difficult budget considering the financial pressures confronting councils across Victoria due to rising costs, limited revenue growth, rate capping, ageing infrastructure and increasing demand for services.
Shirley Cornish -
Opinion

Council CEO Resigns:...

Analysis The resignation of Hepburn Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Bradley Thomas, announced on 29 June and taking effect on Friday 21 August, brings to...
Editorial Committee -
Opinion

Justice Belongs in...

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire is no stranger to controversy, and the past year has produced more than its share. Among the matters now before the...
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