Roads

  • 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.

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  • Ocean Road roundabout plan worries cafe owner

    Cafe owner Paul Yates is worried about a proposed roundabout at Lavers Hill’s main intersection.

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  • Roads are on candidate’s radar

    Colac’s Janine Benson says accountability, roads and greater accessibility to Colac’s arts centre will be high on her agenda if she becomes a councillor in October.

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  • Traffic light petition ready for parliament

    Colac’s Ruth Spokes has been overwhelmed by community support, with more than 2500 people signing her petition calling for traffic lights at a busy highway intersection.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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