Mr PALLAS  (Tarneit)  — I  rise  to  address  the  matter  of  the  rapidly deteriorating and  increasingly inadequate state of arterial roads in Wyndham. I have  raised  this issue again and again, yet the government continues  to  snub this community.

Many of the  roads  are  essential  links through Wyndham and connect to Princes Freeway. Action must be taken to reduce the strain of traffic congestion for the families of Werribee. More than nine roads are at or have exceeded capacity, and specific examples of these  include Dohertys Road, Leakes  Road, Heaths Road and Sayers Road. Many other Wyndham roads are overcrowded and need to be duplicated. There   are  safety   concerns,  frustrations  and   inconveniences  related  to congestion.

The  coalition government has ignored the basic needs of this growing community, and the  investment in Wyndham  made by the previous  government, which totalled nearly $190 million in Labor’s last term alone, has shrunk.

Labor has committed to invest more in our outer metropolitan  areas. If  elected  to  government,  it  would spend $1 billion on our metropolitan and growth  areas. In Werribee, we would see to the removal  of two  dangerous level crossings — those at Werribee and Cherry streets. Both  of  these crossings are in the top 13 of the Australian level crossing assessment model  priority  list, but up until now they have been ignored by  this government.  At least  somebody has a plan to deal with the problems of growth in our outer suburban areas.