In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
Life-saving technologies that are compulsory in Europe – like speeding alerts and lane assist – are still not part of local minimum standards.
Documents show multiple warnings about the blind spot and dangerous traffic light sequencing at the intersection where 22-year-old Angus Collins died were not properly addressed.
The University of Melbourne has given up its push for a tram line to its new Fishermans Bend campus to be built by the end of this decade,in a setback that may also stymie housing development in the nation’s largest urban renewal project.
Urban planner David Mepham says parking policies across Melbourne waste public money,lock up valuable land and contribute to the housing crisis.
The vast majority of workers get to the airport by private vehicle – as do about half of the 90,000 travellers departing or arriving daily.
If the plans come to pass,these suburbs – home to Greek and Chinese migrants – will have as many jobs as Melbourne’s CBD currently does. Many residents don’t mind.
Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Rochester,Seymour and Yea as fast-rising water threatens to inundate homes after rainfall records were broken across central Victoria on Monday.
Residents in the regional Victorian town of Seymour have been told to evacuate the town immediately as flood waters rise rapidly.
The $10 billion toll road is due to open in 2025,but is projected to pump an extra 9000 vehicles daily onto streets in North and West Melbourne. Locals want answers on how that traffic will be controlled.
Victorians have ditched their mykis for their car keys,with the pandemic years leaving a permanent dent in public transport use.