Transport

  • Way of the future… new charge station at Harcourt

    Way of the future… new charge station at Harcourt

    Harcourt’s newly installed electric vehicle charge station is up and running with a new public EV fast charge station for…

  • Early morning anger: commuters speak out

    Early morning anger: commuters speak out

    Fed up Castlemaine commuters have slammed the early morning passenger train service to Bendigo as totally unreliable and are demanding…

  • 'Near-miss' Maldon crossing upgrade begins

    'Near-miss' Maldon crossing upgrade begins

    Work to improve the safety of a notorious railway crossing at Maldon begins this week, following a concerning series of…

  • Is this exit speed safe?

    Is this exit speed safe?

    A 100km/h speed limit on the southbound Calder Freeway exit to Woodend/Lancefield has long had local road users baffled. “The…

  • Where’s the hazard?

    Where’s the hazard?

    A 60km/h ‘road hazard’ speed limit along a long, straight section of road in Woodend with no apparent hazards in…

  • Kyneton servo plan revealed

    Kyneton servo plan revealed

    Plans for a McDonalds restaurant and multifaceted 24-hour service station for Kyneton’s northern gateway have been revealed. A stand-alone McDonalds…

  • Intersection with issues

    Intersection with issues

    A Kyneton intersection that has remained unchanged since the road it meets was the former Calder Highway is desperately in…

  • Double-rail ‘disaster’

    Double-rail ‘disaster’

    Double-rail steel safety barriers on Romsey Road have been described as a “bureaucratic mess that has made the road less…

  • EV tax slammed

    EV tax slammed

    With the first of the region’s new electric vehicle fast charge stations to roll out at Maryborough within days, advocates…

  • Truck convoy returns!

    Truck convoy returns!

    In a tribute to the trucking industry of Australia and the people who have kept the wheels turning during an…

  • Fuel’s out for five months in Woodend

    Fuel’s out for five months in Woodend

    Woodend’s only petrol station is currently closed while undergoing renovations and is planned to reopen in early April 2021. A…

  • Parking fines imminent?

    Parking fines imminent?

    Parking fines look imminent for residents of a Kyneton housing estate who say they have no other option than to…