More than 500 patients have presented at St Vincent’s Hospital emergency department with e-scooter-related injuries since January 2022.
Victoria’s auditor-general says the joint venture to sell bridge safety monitors was backed by inaccurate advice and boss Campbell Rose “went against the code of conduct”.
The rural road that runs through the heart of a rapidly growing council in Melbourne’s north is already overwhelmed.
The North East Link mega-highway will permanently divide Watsonia,according to residents.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the decision would open the door for a new operator to compete against Transurban,which has a grip over the nation’s toll roads.
Three deadly attacks in one street have prompted talk about copycat behaviour and the balance of protecting people in a bustling CBD.
As of Wednesday,207 people have been killed in crashes across Victoria – 37 more than the same time last year and the highest since 2008.
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One man died and five people were injured in Friday night’s crash. Police said the driver involved,a 26-year-old man,remains in hospital under police guard,but they do not believe the incident is terror related.
The Victorian government has told the competition watchdog CityLink’s owner Transurban will become too powerful if it is allowed to buy EastLink and gain a toll roads monopoly in Melbourne.
About 60 per cent of Victorians are interested in cycling as a form of transport but are afraid to ride alongside traffic,and separated bike lanes aren’t keeping up.