Doctors warn of serious injuries as e-scooter crash presentations spike
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Doctors warn of serious injuries as e-scooter crash presentations spike

More than 500 patients have presented at St Vincent’s Hospital emergency department with e-scooter-related injuries since January 2022.

  • byCara Waters

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Rail boss who oversaw failed $20m bridge project slammed in new report

Rail boss who oversaw failed $20m bridge project slammed in new report

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”.

  • byKieran Rooney
Country road,city blues:Northern locals hemmed in by ‘lack of basic traffic planning’

Country road,city blues:Northern locals hemmed in by ‘lack of basic traffic planning’

The rural road that runs through the heart of a rapidly growing council in Melbourne’s north is already overwhelmed.

  • byAdam Carey
Watsonia locals ‘gutted’ over North East Link highway trench

Watsonia locals ‘gutted’ over North East Link highway trench

The North East Link mega-highway will permanently divide Watsonia,according to residents.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘Difficult for others to compete’:Transurban’s EastLink toll road bid rejected by ACCC

‘Difficult for others to compete’:Transurban’s EastLink toll road bid rejected by ACCC

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.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘How can we feel safe?’:Bourke Street attack rattles Melburnians as crowds return

‘How can we feel safe?’:Bourke Street attack rattles Melburnians as crowds return

Three deadly attacks in one street have prompted talk about copycat behaviour and the balance of protecting people in a bustling CBD.

  • byBianca Hall
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Road deaths in Victoria have hit a 15-year high. This is what’s behind most of them

Road deaths in Victoria have hit a 15-year high. This is what’s behind most of them

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.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Are you a good driver? Answer these tricky questions to find out

Are you a good driver? Answer these tricky questions to find out

These curly road rules can catch out even the most seasoned of drivers. Test your knowledge and see how you fare.

  • bySusannah Guthrie
Driver accelerated into cars after hitting pedestrians on Bourke Street,police say

Driver accelerated into cars after hitting pedestrians on Bourke Street,police say

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.

  • byAshleigh McMillan,Max Walden,Alex Crowe andAnnika Smethurst
Transurban’s EastLink takeover bid hits government roadblock
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Transurban’s EastLink takeover bid hits government roadblock

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.

  • byPatrick Hatch
There’s a key to getting more people on bikes – but motorists hate it

There’s a key to getting more people on bikes – but motorists hate it

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.

  • byPatrick Hatch