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22 February 2025
The Euroa Gazette
‘Enough is enough’: local roads among state’s worst

ROADS LEFT TO DECAY: Annabelle Cleeland says local road emergencies have increased by almost a quarter since 2018-19, according to a recent report from Ambulance Victoria. "Safe infrastructure should be a priority," Ms Cleeland said, "And sadly that’s not the case across our state.”

DETERIORATING regional roads are being blamed for a spike in road emergencies in rural Victoria last year.

According to data from Ambulance Victoria’s 2023-24 report, there was a consistent rise in the number of regional road emergencies attended during that time, an increase of 24.5 per cent since 2018-19.

Urgent Code 1 incidents increased by 38.5 per cent over the same period – a total of 121,...

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