General News
16 November, 2026
Potholes a hot topic
WITH political parties across the political spectrum pledging funds towards road repairs, residents across the south west region of Victoria have shown a major uptick in online searches related to roads.
Searches related to potholes saw a steady increase since May this year, peaking in October.
Smaller peaks were recorded in October 2022, coinciding with the 2022 Victoria State Election, as well as in October 2023 and November 2025.
Snap Send Solve – a free app which allows users to notify councils and the state governments about issues, including roads – remained steady with a low average – data for searches related to the company only began to rise in July 2022 and had remained relatively consistent since.
Searches related to road damage, however, remained consistently low across the past five years.
The only measurable peak occurred in August this year, but the peak was significantly below searches for potholes.
Helen Baldwin, who regularly travels to Camperdown, said the roads were in desperate need for repair.
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