Articles tagged: road safety
Road operation’s increased patrols
Colac and district drivers are being urged to make safer choices behind the wheel this holiday season, with the launch of a new safety campaign.
Operation Roadwise is underway
Colac Highway Patrol acting sergeant Jake Andrews has urged Colac and district motorists to make smart decisions when they get behind the wheel this festive season.
Campaign drives safety
Two multicultural Colac residents have helped pave a new way to remind the community to drive safely.
Residents demand safety fix
“We’re not going to stop.”
ROADBLOCK: Resident threatens action after latest crash
A resident at the notorious Barwon Downs crash corner says he will block off the road tomorrow following the latest incident – “and I don’t care if they arrest me”.
Be ready for police presence
Colac’s top road cop is pleading with the community to travel safe this long weekend in an effort to keep the roads trauma free.
Locals most common in coastal crashes, figures show
Everyone has a story of a close call on the Great Ocean Road.
Residents can have say on projects at Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay residents can help shape the future of town planning, road safety and flood response at a Colac Otway Shire Council community session this weekend.
Road fix requires heritage tick
A cultural heritage authority says it would need a new request to repair a crumbling connector road near the coast.
Speeding at top of offence list
Police have revealed driving offences recorded during the AFL Grand Final long weekend, with speeding the most common incident across the Colac district.
Holiday message: don’t risk fatigue
A road safety boss is urging motorists to avoid driving tired these school holidays, as the number of lives lost on the state’s roads continues to climb.
Community input sought for road safety strategy
Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists can help shape safer roads in Colac Otway Shire.
Road safety group hosting plate, child seat day
An “alarming” rise in numberplate theft and incorrectly fitted child seats is the driving force behind a free community event this weekend.
Wake up, switch on, drive safe
Colac’s top highway cop is urging motorists not to be complacent when they get behind the wheel following recent fatalities.
Sports leaders say drive safe
There is extra reason for the community to honour the region’s Road Safety Round this weekend.
Speed to drop at intersection
A long-awaited reduced speed limit will soon be in place for Birregurra’s Conns Lane.
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 […]
