Road Safety
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Call to fix ’dangerous’ road
Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for traffic lights and pedestrian crossings to be installed on a “dangerous” section of Leakes Road in…
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Concern over road toll
Eight people have lost their lives on Wyndham’s roads so far this year. Figures from the RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council show that between…
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Call for action over intersection
Wyndham council has stepped up its campaign to get traffic lights installed at a notorious Point Cook intersection. The council unanimously passed a motion put…
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Synnot Street speed review
The speed limit along Synnot Street, Werribee could be lowered to 40 kilometres per hour and some parking bays removed, as part of a plan…
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‘Death trap’ intersection fears
A driver whose car was hit by another vehicle at Hopkins and Boundary roads in Tarneit is campaigning for a roundabout to be installed at…
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Call for ‘black spot’ road funding
An accident at a “black spot” intersection in Truganina has sparked calls for a roundabout or traffic lights to be installed. Police are investigating an…
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Call to improve Duncans Road
A woman who was hospitalised, along with her partner, after a two-car collision on Duncans Road has started a petition to upgrade the road. More…
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Mother raises road safety fears
A Truganina mother has expressed concern about children being forced to walk dangerously close to, and across, a section of Sayers Road which has no…
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Speed, safety moves on freeway
VicRoads will conduct a speed limit review of the Princes Freeway from Werribee to Winchelsea, as a campaign to raise the limit from 100/kmh to…
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13 reasons why you shouldn’t drink drive
It’s 7pm on Saturday and drink-driving blitz Operation Cover is in full swing. Four booze buses have been set up along some of Wyndham’s main…
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Pedestrian crossing petition
More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on a section of road described as “dangerous” and…
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Speed cameras dish out fines
Police have urged drivers to slow down as new statistics reveal fixed speed cameras in Wyndham continue to catch thousands of drivers every month. Figures…
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