Tag: Road Safety
Thomastown has road toll in its sight
Road safety will be front of mind for Thomastown Football Club players and supporters this weekend, with the club dedicating Saturday’s match to the...
Updated design released for Craigieburn Road upgrade
A plan to install another six sets of traffic lights on Craigieburn Road is likely to proceed following the release of an updated design...
Masons Road residents demand urgent action over dangerous road
Whittlesea council needs to act urgently to improve the condition and safety of Masons Road in Mernda, residents say.
People living in and around Masons...
Hume police issue Easter road warning
Hume police will be out in force over Easter amid concerns about driver behaviour on the municipality’s roads.
A statewide road safety blitz will be...
Push to give young Whittlesea drivers on-road skills
Whittlesea’s youngest councillor is on a mission to improve the driving skills of young drivers.
Cr Emilia Lisa Sterjova has asked the council to investigate...
Council gives green light for Lyndarum Drive roundabout despite residents’ objections
Whittlesea council is pushing ahead with plans to build a roundabout at one of the municipality’s worst intersections for crashes, despite residents' fears it...
Safety first for Hume Christmas light displays
Hume home owners planning to deck their houses in Christmas lights are being urged to think about traffic and pedestrian safety before switching on...
Whittlesea council call to cut road trauma
More than 2600 people were injured on Whittlesea’s roads in the past five years, a new report reveals.
Between 2012-16, there were 2603 injury crashes...
VicRoads reviewing safety of Whittlesea’s roads
Whittlesea residents are being encouraged to have their say on the safety of six of the area’s key arterial roads.
The safety of the six...
Petition to fix dangerous Whittlesea intersection
One mother’s close call at a dangerous Whittlesea intersection has led her to collect more than 1000 signatures in a bid to make it...
Ring Road crash puts focus on street racing
A Tullamarine business owner recently locked himself inside his office with the lights off in fear of out-of-control late-night hoons outside his building.
He says...
Melbourne’s north west a hoon hotbed
Melbourne’s north and west continue to be hotbeds of hoon driving.
Since record-keeping began in 2006, about 40 per cent of Melbourne’s car impoundments have...
Police score big on grand final weekend
Assistant Police Commissioner Doug Fryer voiced his concern last week about the number of drivers tested for drugs or alcohol who returned a positive...
Young footballers embrace a wheel opportunity
When the Calder Cannons under-18s played at Morwell a few weeks ago, the club encouraged all the boys with learner driver permits to drive...
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Call to protect roadside workers
The South Australian government has introduced legislation to parliament that, if passed, will reduce the speed limit when drivers pass all roadside breakdown and...
