Contacted by Diane at Michael O'Brien's office at 12:30 that he could spare 10 minutes at 1:45 to meet me outside my place to hear the noise and see the work that was done on the barriers. Went home and met him with June Mainland. The upshot was

• He has discussed the barriers with VicRoads and was told by them that there may have been a problem with the installation, i.e. gaps may have been left in the existing barriers when the upgrade was carried out. VicRoads have said they would fix.
• He agreed the noise was loud.
• We requested that the remedial work be carried out ASAP and he committed to chasing them up. Also why hasn't after testing of the noise levels been made.
• He will keep us informed of his progress VicRoads and I will do likewise of any activity by VicRoads and the outcomes.

For the first time there is some hope that things may be moving and we may get some actions from VicRoads. Just what the end result will be remains to be seen but at last things seem to be starting to happen. All in all, it is the most positive I have felt since this whole saga started began.