‘Fearless,loyal,wholehearted’:Teenager killed in Pakenham crash

‘Fearless,loyal,wholehearted’:Teenager killed in Pakenham crash

Kai McDonald,16,was in sitting in the front passenger seat of the car when it crashed into another vehicle.

  • byGemma Grant

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These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped

These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped

Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Woman dead,three-year-old injured after truck crashes into preschool at Riddells Creek

Woman dead,three-year-old injured after truck crashes into preschool at Riddells Creek

A 43-year-old speech pathologist is dead and a three-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a water tanker ploughed into a preschool’s playground in a small town north of Melbourne.

  • byErin Pearson andCaroline Schelle
‘He didn’t deserve that’:Family of man killed by car on footpath mourn ‘senseless’ death

‘He didn’t deserve that’:Family of man killed by car on footpath mourn ‘senseless’ death

The family of retiree John Bato,who was killed when a car mounted the footpath and struck him while he was walking in Epping,have paid tribute to a “loving brother” and “really kind man”.

  • byBrittany Busch,Gemma Grant andRoy Ward
Pedestrian dies after car mounts footpath in Epping

Pedestrian dies after car mounts footpath in Epping

The 63-year-old Mill Park man was on the footpath when a silver hatchback crashed through a pedestrian crossing barrier.

  • byGemma Grant
VicRoads was sold off with a promise of improved service. Instead,service got worse

VicRoads was sold off with a promise of improved service. Instead,service got worse

Now,the impact of that is becoming clear:wait times have ballooned,service centres have been forced to close,customer satisfaction has plunged and staff say overworked colleagues are quitting in droves and not being replaced.

  • byPatrick Hatch
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‘More workers,extra shifts’:Fresh fears of West Gate Tunnel delays,cost blowouts

‘More workers,extra shifts’:Fresh fears of West Gate Tunnel delays,cost blowouts

The $10 billion tunnel project is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget,and now there’s a scramble to ensure it gets completed by next year.

  • byKieran Rooney
Three-year-old child fighting for life after crash at ‘dangerous intersection’

Three-year-old child fighting for life after crash at ‘dangerous intersection’

Emergency crews were called to a major arterial in Endeavour Hills after reports a child had been hit by a car.

  • byGemma Grant
Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.

  • byAngus Delaney andNathanael Scott
We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think

We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think

Use our interactive to find out which key issues candidates across 31 councils in Greater Melbourne say they will back if elected.

  • byCara Waters,Rachael Dexter andNathanael Scott
Sure,ban scooters. While you’re at it,ban monster SUVs as well
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Sure,ban scooters. While you’re at it,ban monster SUVs as well

You can mount a case that electric scooters are a menace. But what about giant jeeps? They kill more people,harm the environment and take up public space.

  • byDenis Moriarty