Andrew Willcox (Dawson, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to speak on the disgrace that is the Bruce Highway. What is meant to be the main road in Queensland—used for delivering produce, supplies and materials from Brisbane to Cairns—is literally falling apart. Just last week, another report, commissioned by the RACQ, stated that anyone who travels this road is five times more likely to die. Can you believe that? I've lost count of the number of reports that have been commissioned on the state of the Bruce Highway. Their findings are all the same. The federal and state Labor governments are simply not listening.

Constituent Geoff contacted my office, saying he was travelling in the middle of the night and struck a pothole. The vehicle had to be towed, an insurance claim was lodged and $1,000 out of his own pocket was gone. He said to me that he was just lucky that he didn't veer into another car. John Warren, a transport business owner for over 30 years, pays more than $450,000 a year in fuel tax and over $200,000 a year in registration to the state. John is sick of the double standards. He's expected to have roadworthy trucks. He asks, 'How about 'truckworthy' roads?' It's about time this government joined me to back the Bruce. Something needs to be done.

Terry Young (Longman, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.