Posts in Category: Roads & Transport
Logging truck spills load, blocking road
A LOGGING truck turned its trailer load over on Mansfield-Woods Point Road on Monday morning.
Local run over by car
MORE than $7000 has been raised for Camille Richard, better known as ‘Camille in the Kitchen’, following an incident recently where she was hit by…
Penalties for two COVID-19 breaches
ALTHOUGH Victoria Police have been having a field day elsewhere across the state catching people disobeying COVID-19 restrictions, Mansfield police have had it reasonably quiet.
Drivers escape serious injury
DESCRIBED as one of the worst corners in Mansfield, the intersection of Victoria and Ultimo streets has claimed yet another accident.
No speed reduction for Buttercup Road
THE Mt Buller Road/Buttercup Road intersection will remain a 100km/h zone, despite consistent petitioning from residents to increase driver safety in the area. Regional Roads…
Buttercup Road intersection under scrutiny
MERRIJIG residents want a 200 metre strip along Mt Buller Road, at the Buttercup Road intersection, reduced to 80 kilometres an hour, calling for Regional…
Mansfield gets $1.5m
MANSFIELD is set to benefit from a $1.5 million boost to local roads after a joint funding announcement was made last week. Visiting town on…
Community calls to keep Barjarg at 100km/h
NOT all in the Barjarg community support a recent call for the Mansfield–Benalla road to be made into an 80km/h zone. Last week, the Courier…
Resurfacing our local road trouble spots
THE State Government says that Mansfield drivers can look forward to safer, more reliable roads as they launch their regional road maintenance blitz.
A1 Mine, VicRoads officials meet residents to discuss traffic concerns
JAMIESON Community Group welcomed Centennial Mining, who own and operate the A1 Mine, to an information night for Jamieson and Howqua residents last month.
International visitor’s lucky escape
AN international visitor is lucky to be alive after the vehicle she was driving went over the edge of Mt Buller Road, not far from…
A surprise $50,000 for station precinct
HOT on the heels of the four-years-in-the-making $220,000 High Country Hub launch just days before at the Station Precinct, Nationals’ deputy leader Senator Bridget McKenzie…