During the election campaign, Member for Wannon Dan Tehan made a number of funding commitments totalling $140 million for local roads, including $60 million for upgrades to the Princes Highway between Warrnambool and Port Fairy.

PHWAA spokesman Trevor Greenberger said now the Liberal Party had delivered its surprising win at the polls, those funding promises needed to be kept.

He also called upon Victorian Roads Minister Jaala Pulford to match the Morrison Government's commitment.

"We congratulate Dan Tehan on holding the seat of Wannon and increasing his margin to an impressive 10 per cent," he said.

"During the election campaign, the Alliance was very vocal in our push to highlight the appalling state of the highway and we were delighted to see Mr Tehan's response with those funding commitments.

"The money has been promised, the Liberals have been re-elected and now we want to see some work get underway as quickly as possible."

Mr Greenberger said he was pleased to see Mr Tehan publicly acknowledge that 'his immediate priority for the electorate was to see infrastructure upgrades commence' and also his call for the state government to match the promised federal funding.

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"I want to see Dan Andrews get to work and start spending that money on our roads. They are state government roads and we are giving them the money. Now we want them to get to work. It's a big investment and they need to match it in the upcoming budget and get on and start the work," Mr Tehan was quoted as saying.

"While Dan Tehan has made his government's commitments clear, the Alliance certainly believes that the state of the Princes Highway is - and should also be - a genuine priority for the Andrews Victorian government as it shapes the next Budget it is about to hand down," Mr Greenberger said.

The Princes Highway West Action Alliance (PHWAA) - a coalition of local councils - has been driving a strong advocacy campaign for increased funding for the urgently needed works, and their efforts were acknowledged by Mr Tehan when he made the $60 million announcement on May 8.

"The community has made it loud and clear they want more done to improve our local roads," said Mr Tehan.

The PHWAA has identified three priority projects between Colac and Port Fairy and the funding it says is needed to improve them:

Mr Greenberger said the Alliance recognised that the $140 million of committed funds could easily cover the investment required for the three priority projects.

"We're certainly hopeful, and believe it's well and truly time, for both the Morrison and Andrews' governments to now work collaboratively to get these desperately needed improvements to the Princes Highway done."

The PHWAA is a joint initiative of Warrnambool City Council, Moyne Shire, Corangamite Shire and Colac Otway Shire.

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