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Licence testing returns

A three-year fight to return licence testing to Brimbank has come to an end, largely thanks to the efforts of one man. Sunshine resident Peter...

No Wright turn

A set of traffic lights in Sunshine has been struck by a vehicle – again. The lights at the corner of Wright Street and Anderson...

Licence testing could return

A three-year fight to have licence tests in Brimbank may soon be over. VicRoads has confirmed it is "exploring options" to deliver more local driving...

Glass recycling hits the roads

Recycled glass will soon be put to use in Brimbank’s roads. The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has been awarded a $200,000 grant to trial...

Speed limit not enough

Albion residents will continue to campaign for traffic lights at a dangerous section of Ballarat Road. The residents claimed a partial victory last week when...

Wait continues for deathtrap fix

“How many more people have to die before this is fixed?” It’s a question Albion locals have asked themselves for years as they fight for...

Anger builds over failed lights bid

Garry Clancy led a sporting life, but an accident at a notorious Ballarat Road intersection in 2015 changed all that. Mr Clancy, a resident of...

Dim view of traffic light issue

In November last year the Brimbank council expressed its delight that work had finished on a $4.46 million project to duplicate Hume Drive. The project,...

New limit for Old Calder

A decade-long push to have the speed limit along the Old Calder Highway reduced has finally borne fruit. A 40km/h school zone between Hislop Street...

Fight goes on for Sunshine driving tests

The fight to return driving tests and vehicle checks to Sunshine will continue today. Peter Thomson has led a series of rallies calling for the...

Fight to fix traffic ‘mess’

Residents of a Sunshine aged care facility fear a failure to fund traffic lights at a dangerous intersection is putting their lives at risk. Two...

Death fear over failed lights bid

A decade of community campaigning, a VicRoads recommendation, council advocacy and support from local MPs appears to have fallen on deaf ears. Brimbank mayor Margaret...

End in sight for mystery lane

Green Gully Road’s ‘third lane’ will soon be gone. The high traffic volume road is only two lanes wide between Driscolls Road and the Old...

Lights switch completes job

A generator powering the newly installed traffic lights at the busy Kings and Taylors road intersection in Delahey will soon be removed. Upgrade works to...

Call to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection

Concerned residents, an MP and Wyndham council are calling for a “dangerous” Wyndham Vale intersection to be upgraded. The intersection, on the corner of Ballan...

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