Are Our Pollies Doing Enough to Fix Our Roads? We Asked Them some Questions

Are our pollies doing enough to fix our roads? We asked them some questions

Peter Mason, 71, died after hitting a pothole on the Western Highway, sparking anger. Local MPs respond to why roads remain dangerous in Victoria.

Motorcyclist's pothole death 'a preventable tragedy'

A notorious stretch of road where a motorcyclist was killed after hitting a pothole has been flagged among the state's worst for dangerous conditions.

Victorian premier grilled over deadly highway pothole crash

Asked how many potholes had been filled this year, Ben Carroll said the government would provide the figures, adding: ‘I’m the Premier, not the Roads Minister.’

Pothole fixed after motorcycle fatality, says Carroll

The premier could not say at a press conference on Tuesday how many potholes had been repaired since the government unveiled a target last month to fix 500,000 by the end of January.

‘I’m the Premier, not the Roads Minister’: Carroll’s ‘I don’t hold a hose’ moment after pothole death

Premier Ben Carroll has been accused of having his “I don’t hold a hose, mate” moment on potholes after telling reporters he is “the Premier, not the Roads Minister”.