‘Death trap’ roads overlooked in key Victorian electorate,says council

‘Death trap’ roads overlooked in key Victorian electorate,says council

The formerly safe Labor seat of Melton is up for grabs at the state election,and locals say road safety and upgrades are among the main issues following huge population growth in the area.

  • byRachael Dexter

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Fatal Ferntree Gully crash moments after police eye speeding car

Fatal Ferntree Gully crash moments after police eye speeding car

A female passenger is dead and a man is under police guard in hospital after a three-vehicle collision in Ferntree Gully on Saturday night.

  • byRoy Ward
New roadblock for Melbourne bike lanes

New roadblock for Melbourne bike lanes

The City of Melbourne’s bicycle lane rollout has been delayed again,after the Department of Transport expressed concerns over how they would affect other traffic on two major corridors leading into the CBD from the city’s north.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Albanese government seeks to pull plug on Victoria’s electric vehicle tax

Albanese government seeks to pull plug on Victoria’s electric vehicle tax

Federal Labor has joined a legal bid to strike down Victoria’s controversial electric vehicle tax,opening up a fight with several states over who should control billions of dollars of road user revenue.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Driving with P-plates - my accidental social experiment
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Opinion

Driving with P-plates - my accidental social experiment

I set off one Monday morning with my son’s P-plates still displayed and suddenly found the road a very different place.

  • byFotis Kapetopoulos
‘Driving like a lunatic’:West Gate Bridge reopens after serious collision
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Traffic

‘Driving like a lunatic’:West Gate Bridge reopens after serious collision

Police reopened the outbound lanes on Tuesday afternoon after a car collided with a truck in the morning,leaving two men in hospital and causing major traffic jams throughout the day.

  • byJackson Graham andMarta Pascual Juanola
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Free online tests for rookie drivers as government sells off part of VicRoads

Free online tests for rookie drivers as government sells off part of VicRoads

In announcing the partial privatisation of VicRoads,the state government has offered a number of inducements to drivers,including free licence tests and discounted renewals.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Heide Museum asks state for expansion to offset North East Link disappointment
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Arts

Heide Museum asks state for expansion to offset North East Link disappointment

Heide Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen will ask the Andrews government to consider building it a new gallery,with one of its proposed sites for an added wing on a neighbouring golf course owned by pokies billionaire Bruce Mathieson.

  • byClay Lucas
Can we cycle through the outrage to imagine a better Melbourne
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City life

Can we cycle through the outrage to imagine a better Melbourne

Is there anything more parochial than arguing over narrow strips of asphalt? When the future of the city itself is at stake,could there be anything more mundane than fighting over bike lanes?

  • byDan Hill
Melbourne City Council’s bike lane backflip a disappointing manoeuvre
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Cycling

Melbourne City Council’s bike lane backflip a disappointing manoeuvre

I’ve lived in the city for more than 15 years,and the City of Melbourne’s decision to pause building bike lanes is bizarre and short-sighted.

  • byAlice Clarke
‘It’s dead’:No funds for East West Link,new minister says

‘It’s dead’:No funds for East West Link,new minister says

The new infrastructure minister says Melbourne’s East West Link project is “dead” and won’t receive any federal funding under Labor.

  • byPatrick Hatch