road safety
Welcome change for Conns Lane
Road safety upgrades including a reduced speed limit are on the way for a high-incident area near Birregurra.
Seatbelt use lower in regional areas
Using “life-saving common sense” should be high on the list of priorities for Victorian drivers, the a traffic safety body says. Colac and district drivers are being urged to wear their seatbelts, after statewide figures found that 4.7 per cent of the respondents in a 2500-person survey revealed they had travelled without a seatbelt in […]
Colac CBD limit officially drops
Colac’s central business district speed limit has officially dropped to 40 kilometres an hour.
POLICE PLEA: Appeal for extra caution over long weekend
Colac Highway Patrol Sergeant Jamie Kahle is calling on motorists to drive safely this bumper long weekend, in the hopes of avoiding another district tragedy.
Horror start to 2025 on roads
Colac Highway Patrol Sergeant Jamie Kahle has issued a warning to motorists following a horror start to the year on Victoria’s roads, with the highest number of road fatalities in the month of January for 24 years.
Plans to enhance road safety
Colac Otway Shire Council is hoping to enhance the safety of roads in the shire through $2 million in State Government funding.
Businesses supporting 40-km zone extension
Community member Joy Middleton has called for the Colac Otway Shire’s new speed limit introductions in Colac’s CBD to be extended an extra block.
Petition calls for road fix
Simpson locals and community leaders are calling for sweeping changes to a dangerous stretch of the Lavers Hill-Cobden Road following six recent crashes. State Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan, Corangamite Mayor Kate Makin, Simpson Community House’s Deb Smith and Timboon business man David Costin gathered where 40-kilometre-per-hour signs have been introduced in response to the […]