Posts in Category: Roads & Transport

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…

Mansfield’s most dangerous roads
BUSH driving enthusiasts, motorists travelling along the Midland Link and those using the Tolmie-Whitfield road are the most likely to be involved in an accident…

Riding into trouble
CONSTRUCTION of the Mansfield heavy vehicle bypass at Withers Lane could be happening in the near future, and according to mayor Paul Volkering there exists…

Country road deaths continue to mount
FEWER people died on Victorian roads in 2017 than in 2016, but country road deaths continued to rise.

Deluge damage
EXTENSIVE damage has been caused by floods across the Shire of Mansfield.

Bonnie Doon Bridge works
COMMENCING Monday, November 13, VicRoads crews will be undertaking maintenance works on the Bonnie Doon Bridge.