Tag: Road Safety
A lesson in safe driving
Road safety was front and centre at Staughton College last week, with a group of year 12 students taking in a presentation to help...
Five die on the roads over long weekend
A 28-year-old man died when his 4WD rolled backward striking him while off-road in Hopetoun Park, bringing a tragic end to the long weekend...
Police nab speedy drivers
Speedsters and drivers who flouted the road rules copped the most fines on Melton and Moorabool roads during a statewide blitz.
Police conducted Operation Arid...
Balliang woman urges drivers to slow down
A Balliang East woman is calling on VicRoads to lower the speed limit on a notorious stretch of road where her father once pulled...
Melton woman arrested during hoon crackdown
An 18-year-old Melton woman was among 26 people arrested last week in a police operation targeting illegal street racing.
Members of the Taskforce Regarder executed...
Motorcyclist caught at 70km/h over limit
Melton police have warned that speeding motorbikes are potential “weapons” after charging a motorcyclist with riding at more than 70km/h above the speed limit...
Back to school reminder
After weeks of summer holiday fun, Melton and Moorabool students have returned to school.
The first day back was filled with fun stories to tell...
Don’t be a holiday statistic, police warn
Police are expecting about a dozen people will be killed on Victoria’s roads between now and January 3.
Melton police warned drivers not to become...
Driving age should be lowered, MP says
The Victorian driving age should be lowered to 17 and brought in line with other states nationwide, a Western Victorian MP has urged.
Vote 1...
Council rejects call for Darley speed humps
Moorabool council has rejected a petition calling for speed humps in a Darley street with officers saying hoons may see the devices as a...
Volunteer mentor driven to help
Young L-platers without someone to teach them safe-driving skills have been hitting the streets in droves to earn their probationary licences thanks to a...
Police score big on grand final weekend
Police nabbed 47 drivers in Moorabool and 28 in Melton for offences during the grand final long weekend.
Operation Scoreboard, which ran until midnight on...
Two notorious Melton roads to be upgraded
Two notorious Melton roads will be remodelled thanks to federal ‘black spot’ funding.
Safety upgrades along Boundary and Sinclairs roads will be carried out after...
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Man charged following Weir Views siege
A man has been charged following an alleged firearms incident in Weir Views on Tuesday, November 12.
An allegedly stolen vehicle, believed to have been...
