Day: 02/10/2026

The death of a Ballarat motorcyclist following an accident reportedly involving a pothole on the Western Highway near Ararat earlier this month is another tragedy that must be a wake-up call on our roads. The fatality has received widespread attention. And while the circumstances of the accident remain under investigation, we cannot ignore the longstanding…

There are a number of issues that people across Wannon regularly raise with me, and many of them come back to a simple question: how do we make sure our region has the people, infrastructure and investment it needs to keep growing and moving forward? One of the most immediate concerns is access to workers….