The West Vic Brolga hits the streets.
"No one actually knows what it is, it's like a Buangor curse or something, it just happens so frequently in that area."
A crude plea scrawled across the Princes Highway forced a clean-up, but long-term road repairs remain uncertain.
Residents say the graphic drawing highlights just how bad the roads have become — and how long their complaints have been ignored.
Repairing western Victoria's road infrastructure is proving to be a key battleground this election campaign.
"Why are we having collisions at intersections with traffic lights?"
The potholes of Victoria's South West have outlasted prime ministers. Will anything ever change?