Council
21 November, 2025
Tehan opposes speed reduction
FEDERAL Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has called for the Federal Government to abandon its plans to reduce regional speed limits on sealed and unsealed roads.
The call comes after the Federal Government recently announced proposals to reduce speed limits to between 90-70 kilometres per hour on regional roads in a bid to reduce the road death toll.
Mr Tehan said the government should abandon its plan “immediately”.
“Wannon communities are completely opposed to the Federal Government in Canberra telling them speed limits must be slashed to as low as 70 kilometres on regional roads,” he said.
“The government’s consultation on lowering regional road speed limits closed this week and the government must listen to the feedback from people in the regions by immediately scrapping the plan.
“Country people want the government to invest in fixing our roads, not letting them deteriorate and then forcing councils and state governments to slash the speed limits.”
Mr Tehan said the Federal Government has cancelled, cut and delayed more than $30 billion worth of infrastructure projects since they were elected three years ago.
“The Prime Minister has targeted regional roads for spending cuts, reducing funding from 80 per cent under the Coalition down to 50 per cent for road upgrade projects in the regions,” he said.
“Coalition programs designed to return a fair share of the Federal Budget to the regions and make roads safer and more productive have been abolished by Labor, including the Roads of National Significance and Bridges Renewal programs.
“Labor members and senators are buckling under the pressure from regional Nationals and Liberal MPs who have been campaigning against Labor’s lower speed limits plan.
“If the government doesn’t want to listen to regional communities, they should be walking away from the plan and make a clear statement the government will not be forcing cuts to speed limits on communities.”
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