Cr Doukas said Moyne Shire needed to ramp up its game when it came to its roads, especially the unsealed ones.

"It has been a pretty dry winter and our roads are holding up alright, the bitumen ones are not too bad," Cr Doukas said.

"The gravel roads are a bit more of a worry, we need to pay more attention to them and to check them more regularly.

"Some of the big potholes around the shire don't just happen in a couple of days so we should see that sort of damage coming and get ahead of the game.

"I get heaps of calls about gravel roads in bad conditions with big potholes.

"I think drainage is the key to it, I'd like to see a rural drainage plan developed in the shire.

"This plan would mean we could identify what drainage needs to be improved and keep that maintenance up to date.

"That might mean clearing the culverts more often and making sure they are the right size."

Cr Doukas, who has put his hand up to contest Moyne Shire Council elections in October, said the state of the roads remained an important part in the infrastructure around agriculture in the shire.

He said Moyne farmers were making the adjustments needed during the COVID-19 pandemic and appeared to be coping well.

"Sheep have eased off a little bit but the cattle are holding up and still selling well," Cr Doukas said.

"The export market is really strong at the moment which is always a good thing."

Cr Doukas was voted in as a Moyne Shire councillor in 2002 and has served as mayor.

He said he was keen to undertake another four years in the councillor chair.

Of the sitting councillors, he will be joined in the battle for re-election by Daniel Meade, Ian Smith, Colin Ryan and Jordan Lockett.

Jill Parker and Mick Wolfe, who have both served for 12 years, will not stand again.