Sarah Henderson (Corangamite, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) the Government is delivering on its $25 million election commitment to upgrade the Great Ocean Road;

(b) this commitment has been matched by another $25 million from the Victorian Government; and

(c) $15 million of federal funding for the Great Ocean Road upgrade was brought forward to this financial year; and

(2) recognises that:

(a) this iconic road is the centrepiece of the south-west Victorian tourism industry which supports thousands of local jobs;

(b) the Great Ocean Road is a key Victorian tourist route which is used by high volumes of local and tourist traffic all year round;

(c) approximately 1.7 million tourists drive on this road every year, and this number is expected to climb as the road continues to attract tourists from all over the world; and

(d) the Great Ocean Road is also an important route for local industry.

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