Articles tagged: road safety
Low numbers for rest stop
A lack of travellers has forced Colac Driver Reviver volunteers to reduce opening times at the roadside rest stop.
Speeders put kids at risk
Colac Specialist School’s principal has reminded motorists to slow down outside the school, with speeders continuing to pose a risk to students.
Crashes and fire in region
Crashes and dangerous fire behaviour have kept emergency services occupied in Colac at the weekend.
Ute careens down bank towards Lake Colac path
A man was lucky to walk free when his ute careened over an embankment towards Lake Colac this week.
Learner driver fails a second drug test
A Colac L-plater and his supervising driver are in deep water for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs for a second time in less than three weeks.
Family airlifted after two-vehicle smash
A mother and son were airlifted to Melbourne hospitals after a horrific two-vehicle crash between Cobden and Camperdown.
Resident thrilled at smoother ride
A Beech Forest resident says upgrades to a key Otways road have dramatically improved safety for both tourists and trucks.
Busy day for road police
Two motorists have lost their vehicles for alleged unlicensed and drug driving, after police caught them two hours apart near Colac.
Impoundments continue in Colac
An attempted evade and false number plates weren’t enough for two dodgy Colac district drivers to avoid police attention last week, with both of their vehicles in the impound lot.
Speeding drug-driver caught hiding in back yard
A road worker had to jump out of the path of an unlicensed teenage driver on a drug-fuelled joy ride this week.
Driver left uninjured after Otways crash
A 62-year-old woman had a lucky escape from an Otways car rollover yesterday, emerging from the crash unscathed.
Sheep die in road crashes
People escaped uninjured but two sheep are dead after wandering into the path of oncoming traffic at Irrewarra.
Hire companies will act on tourists, if law makes them
Hire car companies will “happily” introduce changes if the State Government makes them compulsory, Colac’s MP says.
Wire barrier saves driver’s life in crash
A man was lucky to escape serious injury after wire-rope barriers stopped his vehicle in a single-car crash east of Colac.
Focus on traffic around scooters
Colac's Michael Bennett wants drivers to be less courteous and more focused on traffic and road safety.
CASH SPLASH: $25 million for Great Ocean Road
The Federal Government's budget has boosted funding for two vital tourist routes, and residents are thrilled.
PASSING LANES: Budget win for district motorists
THE FEDERAL Government has committed $5 million to build passing lanes between Forrest and Apollo Bay as part of its $345 regional roads package.
PERILOUS: Traffic concerns halt Anzac Day marchers
COLAC CITY BAND members had to abandon the last leg of Colac’s Anzac Day march due to safety concerns.
TRUCK TRAGEDY: Driver dies as truck rolls down hill into home
An Apollo Bay man has died after his truck rolled before smashing into a home at Apollo Bay.
RISKY ROUTE: Viral video underlines Otways road dangers
A VIRAL video showing a truck narrowly missing a car and another truck at Carlisle River has highlighted safety issues on Otways’ roads.
ROAD TO SOMEWHERE: Politicians take aim over ‘biased’ highway report
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has slammed a “city-centric” study which failed to consider the Princes Highway’s vital role in Australia’s agriculture and tourism industries.
TRAILER MAYHEM: Four vehicles in highway smash
FOUR VEHICLES, a caravan and a trailer have been involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the busy Princes Highway near Colac, but all passengers avoided major injuries.
ROAD RAGE: Traffic detour angers resident
A COLAC man is questioning VicRoads’ decision to divert traffic down small residential streets during an upgrade of the Colac East railway bridge.
RISKY CROSSING: Petition pushes for traffic lights
COLAC’S Ruth Spokes has ramped up her campaign for traffic lights at a busy highway intersection, more than five years after launching her fight.
