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Hoons to face car crush law in crash wake
Posted by: | CommentsRepeat hoon drivers face having their cars crushed whoever wins this year’s Victorian election, as the Opposition and State Government trade blows over who has the toughest anti-hoon policy.
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Hoons to face car crush law in crash wake
We’ll crush hoon cars, says Holding
Posted by: | CommentsThe Victorian Government will move to crush the cars of repeat hoon offenders in the wake of last weekend’s tragic fatality in which five young people died.
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We’ll crush hoon cars, says Holding
Clearway towing: a $1 million haul
Posted by: | CommentsCity drivers will pay $1 million each year to get their cars back after they are towed away as a result of Melbourne’s new clearway times, VicRoads estimates.
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Clearway towing: a $1 million haul
Ann Brimblecombe memorial award – C.A.R.S competition
Posted by: | CommentsPolice in the north east of the state will be at the Milawa Primary School to promote the annual Ann Brimblecombe award, CARS competition, in Milawa this Tuesday.
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Ann Brimblecombe memorial award – C.A.R.S competition
Ban on cars and bikes among council options for Swanston St
Posted by: | CommentsA PROPOSAL to remove all cars and bicycles from Swanston St will be put to Melbourne City Council this month. The option to make Swanston St a purely pedestrian and tram strip will be added to six options released to council on the future of what Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said was Melbourne’s “main artery”.
wrong-way Doyle
Posted by: | CommentsMost Melbourne City councillors told The Age they will not support Mr Doyle’s pledge to reopen Swanston Street to cars. “Even my children are telling me it’s a stupid idea,” said newly elected councillor Ken Ong. And in a move that would buck the worldwide trend to make cities more friendly to pedestrians, bicyclists and public transport users, Mr Doyle called for cheap parking on the city’s fringes, and removal of tram “super stops”.
Lord mayor to clean up the city streets
Posted by: | Comments“Badly talented” buskers face being banned from the CBD as part of a bid by Melbourne’s new lord mayor to clean up the city streets. Hours after his election win, Robert Doyle said tougher rules and regulations were needed to keep the streets free of bad performers. Mr Doyle also touted a Bourke Street police station and a theme park to attract more families to the CBD at night. Mr Doyle said he expected a battle on his hands with his controversial plan to re-open Swanston Street to traffic.so that we can still have pedestrians, cyclists and have cars actually moving through it,” he said.”I was in Swanston Street and it was a taxi rank.
Mr Doyle says get cars back into the city
Posted by: | CommentsMr Doyle says he wants to get cars back into the city, saying Swanston St has become a taxi rank, but the RACV’s Brian Negus says it is a bad idea. The Roads minister, Tim Pallas says re-opening Swanston St to cars could adversely affect public transport and has called on Mr Doyle to consult with the State Government.
