Roads
Councillor wants truck route plan
A COLAC OTWAY Shire councillor says the council must push VicRoads to consider an alternative route to take trucks away from Colac’s main street.
Motorists avoiding crumbling surface on district road
A COLAC district resident says the busy Timboon-Colac Road is degraded and is affecting other roads in the region.
Colac man, 42, dies in crash off highway
POLICE have renewed calls for motorists to take care and be responsible when driving after the death of a Colac man on the Princes Highway this week.
Highway bypass left out of plans for Colac
A TRUCK route or highway bypass will be absent from plans for Colac’s future, despite community concerns about trucks travelling through the city’s centre.
More delays for Princes Highway upgrade work
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson is demanding a review into VicRoads’ management of the Princes Highway duplication after a delay to the project’s completion date.
Road blitz nabs $131,000 in fines
POLICE arrested two people and detected more than $130,000 in fines at a two-day road safety blitz in Colac.
Fast road work pleases trader
A COLAC business owner who raised concerns about highway duplication plans has praised contractors for completing the roadwork in less than half the scheduled time.
Duplication close to finish line
THE HIGHWAY duplication through Winchelsea is progressing with cranes lifting 18 beams into place on the bridge over the Barwon River yesterday.