08/10/2026
Chatting with Bonnie from WIN News Gippsland this morning about the never-ending saga that is the lack of lights at Bank Street in Traralgon.
A few months ago I shared news the Minister for Roads had moved the goalposts yet again and said the lights wont be delivered until next year because of a new ‘complexity’ he refers to as ‘potentially sensitive species’.
I can’t see how placing traffic lights on poles that already exist would impact the ecosystem in a neighbouring reserve... and if local flora/fauna is a concern, why is Latrobe City Council currently undertaking works at Bank Street to resurface the road and pavement?
Labor is more concerned about 'potentially sensitive species' than it is the safety of the 20,000 motorists who pass through this deathtrap intersection every day.
The kicker? These works have been fully funded TWICE - by the Victorian Government in 2017 and then by the Federal Government in the 2021-22 Budget.
The Nationals WILL deliver lights at the Bank Street intersection in Traralgon.