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10+ hour, 58+ min ago   (845+ words) Motorists often avoid this crumbling stretch of the Western Highway where Peter Mason, 71, was enjoying a weekend motorcycle ride before he hit a pothole and died. A retired spray painter and avid motorcyclist went for a weekend ride with a…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (299+ words) Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure and Simwave are expanding their strategic partnership with a new training program, launching the first e-learning modules at Gastech 2026 to address crew competency gaps in LNG and alternative-fuel transfer operations. Credit: Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure These initial modules…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (407+ words) Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on Sunday Emergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday after…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (603+ words) A 71-year-old motorcyclist from Ballarat died after apparently clipping a pothole on the Western Highway at Trawalla on Sunday, as the condition of crumbling roads becomes an increasingly heated issue ahead of the state election. Last week, Victoria’s auditor-general found…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (109+ words) Potholes leave motorists counting the cost West Vic News Potholes leave motorists counting the cost SAFE, reliable roads are one of the most basic services governments are expected to deliver, but recent rain has once again turned sections of the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (814+ words) Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carrol’s made them the focus of his campaign At a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (342+ words) A damning report has confirmed that Victoria’s roads are getting worse with insufficient investment to fix the growing crisis. The Maintaining State Roads report, published by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office, found that the condition of Victoria’s state roads continues to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (308+ words) In June, former San Diego City Council member Jim Madaffer (2000-2008) was tooling up Sorrento Valley Road in his 2024 Tesla Model X when he struck a pothole in the northbound lane. Two of his tires blew out. He got a tow,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (307+ words) Image: Yarra Valley Water A major upgrade of Yarra Valley Water’s Healesville Sewage Treatment Plant will almost double treatment capacity and improve resilience for decades to come. The existing plant, which has been operating for almost 40 years, is being replaced…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (376+ words) Numerous truckies who negotiate the northern Bass Highway in Tasmania have called on authorities to find a quicker and more permanent solution to dangerous potholes which redevelop after heavy rain. They report to Spy that tyre and rim damage is…...