COUNTRY calendars could take on a new look with the latest push by Coalition politicians for the State Government to better fund roads.
Motorists have been asked to snap photos of the worst potholes in the region to be turned into a calendar for Premier and member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan and Road Safety Minister Melissa Horne.
Photographs will feature on what is being dubbed the Potholes for All Seasons calendar 
Northern Victoria Region MP Gaelle Broad said regional roads were in a terrible state due to years of neglect and cuts to the road maintenance budget by the Labor government.
“I am constantly being contacted by people upset and angry about the shocking state of our roads,” Ms Broad said.
“This is a massive issue right across northern Victoria. Every day cars are being damaged, and lives are put at risk.” Ms Broad said the government’s own data showed road maintenance works in regional Victoria plummeted by 95 per cent last financial year.
“In addition, a government survey last year found 91 per cent of roads analysed were in poor or very poor condition.
“The condition of regional roads is now the biggest safety concern for motorists,” she said.
Ms Broad said the “Potholes for All Seasons” calendar should be hung on the office wall of the Premier and the Minister for Roads and Road Safety as a daily reminder to fix our roads.”
Ms Broad has a few words of caution though. Motorists should only take photos of roads where they can do so safely and without putting other road users at risk.
Pothole photos can be uploaded at www.potholepics.com