Tag: traffic
Great Ocean roundabout roulette at Anglesea
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRONIC traffic congestion at Anglesea’s Great Ocean Road roundabout is again frustrating motorists, business, visitors ... and politicians.
The perennial bottleneck, ignored by...
Geelong buckling to traffic woes: RACV
GEELONG is buckling under traffic congestion and crowded public transport, an RACV report has found.
RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said the city was...
North Geelong red light fines plummet
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FINES revenue from a controversial Norlane red-light camera have fallen 97 per cent after motorists' complaints to the Independent prompted an...
Traffic key for Bellarine votes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BELLARINE Peninsula traffic woes are set to play a role in the state election amid pressure from Ocean Grove and Drysdale...
Drysdale ‘roads’ study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LONG-suffering Drysdale and Clifton Springs motorists have a chance to push their case to VicRoads in a new transport survey.
Community organisations...
Link ‘to cut 20 minutes’ from Melbourne drive
Geelong motorists will save up to 20 minutes driving to Melbourne with East West Link, according to an independent study.
Premier Denis Napthine released the...
Trucks trial ‘ruins’ lives
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Inceased truck traffic is “life-changing” for residents of Geelong's McKillop St, according to a retired professional couple who have lived in...
Rattled residents in trucking hell
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “dog’s dinner” trial of new routes has simply shifted central Geelong’s truck traffic problem elsewhere, according to residents of eastern...
Traffic snarls prompt call for study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
“Worsening congestion” has prompted calls for a traffic study at Drysdale and Clifton Springs.
Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association secretary Neil McGuinness...
MP slams City on trucks trial
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s contentious central city truck re-routing is dangerous, according to Geelong MP Ian Trezise.
Up to 1000 extra trucks had moved from...