02/09/2026
Another day, another heavy haulage truck makes its way through the centre of Pinjarra.
During the last sitting week, I raised a formal grievance directly with the Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport about some of the major transport and road safety issues facing our community.
At the top of the list was the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation. More than 800 heavy vehicles are still travelling through the middle of town each day, past our schools, shops and cafés. After years of promises and election commitments, the community deserves a clear answer on when this project will actually be funded and built.
I also raised the increasingly dangerous Greenlands Road and Forrest Highway intersection. There have been multiple crashes in the area over the past few weeks, including a tragic loss of life. The Minister confirmed Main Roads is urgently inspecting the intersection, but we need a longer-term solution that recognises the growth occurring around Pinjarra, West Pinjarra and South Yunderup.
For South Yunderup and Austin Lakes, I again raised the condition of the ageing South Yunderup bridge, the community’s only formal access. With growing schools, new housing and increasing traffic, replacing this bridge and improving safe access to Forrest Highway cannot simply be pushed into the future.
These projects are all connected. Our population is growing; freight movements are increasing and the pressure on our roads is only getting greater.
I will keep raising these issues in Parliament and pushing for the investment and clear timelines our community needs.
If interested, you can watch my formal grievance and the Minister’s response here: https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/watch/video/98de2e65aca5454b9bb1e7e5094fb059?chapter=12
