Ms Lundy was in the Shoalhaven on Monday afternoon, undertaking a fact finding visit of the region with retiring director Alan Evans.

Ms Lundy and Mr Evans toured the Southern Highlands and the coast, meeting various groups and local politicians to discuss issues affecting local motorists.

While in Nowra they visited South Coast MP Shelley Hancock and listened to her plans for road infrastructure in the area.

Ms Lundy said while upgrade work was being done to the Princes Highway, more was needed.

“More work needs to be done, our recent survey reflected that,” she said.

“The Princes always rates highly – our audit and the Seeing Red on Roads survey found many roads in the region, including the Princes Highway, remain high risk.

“With the fuel excise agreement with the federal government there is funding available and we want to ensure NSW and in particular the Princes Highway gets its share.

“By touring the area and talking to local government and state politicians we can build a picture as to what is needed.”

She urged people to look at the NRMA’s Seeing Red on Roads Survey and let their thoughts be known.

“Through the Seeing Red campaign people can give us your feedback. And from that we can push for some of the suggestions to become policy,” she said.

“Work is now well under way to make the Pacific Highway a dual carriage way all the way and we would like to see the same for the Princes Highway,” Mr Evans said.

“The work being undertaken now is going a long way to achieve that but once we get south of Jervis Bay Road, south of Nowra, what happens then?

“We lobbied hard for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway and now we have that under way our focus will turn to the Princes Highway.

“We locked in the Pacific as our number one priority and the Princes as number two – now it’s time to focus on the Princes.”

Regional petrol prices was another issue raised by Ms Lundy and Mr Evans.

Lately around Nowra the price of unleaded petrol has hovered around the $1.47 mark, while in Albion Park on Sunday it was a low as $1.24 and four cents cheaper with a discount docket.

“That’s between 23 and 27 cents difference, that’s a huge amount,” Ms Lundy said.

“How can that be justified?

“Motorists can combat such pricing by shopping around and finding a local independent service station that is offering cheap prices and frequent that.

“By spreading the word and supporting that local station instead of the duopoly that is Woolworths and Coles through Caltex and Shell they will be forced to lower their prices due to customers talking with their money and not spending it with them.”