The state of the roads in Indi and across regional and rural Australia following the recent floods has taken things from bad to worse.
The condition of regional and rural roads following severe weather events will be the subject of an inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport.
I have already called on the Federal Government to increase funding to local councils to respond to the problems they are facing, and this inquiry goes further – taking a long-term look at how we can build better roads as the climate changes and the number of severe weather events increases.
I’m a member of the Committee and I encourage locals in Indi to make a submission.
The terms of reference and more information on how to make a submission can be found here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Regional_Development_Infrastructure_and_Transport/ResilientRoads/Terms_of_Reference