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2 February 2025
Hole in maintenance funding

NORTH East politicians have called for additional funding to address a “pothole epidemic” impacting major roads throughout the region in the wake of recent wet weather.

Wangaratta-based Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy recently pointed to a road maintenance budget which has been “slashed” by 45 per cent since 2020, while Benambra MP Bill Tilley called on VicRoads to lower its threshold for compe...

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