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Kensington resident Airdre Grant at the intersection of Macaulay, Epsom and Kensington roads.

‘It’s petrifying’: Inner-west locals fear for safety after truck spike

Since the opening of the West Gate Tunnel, residents say more trucks are avoiding the toll road and rat-running near schools and shops, sparking safety fears.

  • Rachael Ward

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Residents living near Yarra Boulevard in Kew have trouble sleeping due to noise created by cars late at night.
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Residents living near Yarra Boulevard in Kew have trouble sleeping due to noise created by cars late at night.

Blairgowrie Café owner Daryl Ferguson, who says driving is the only feasible option for locals travelling elsewhere for work.

The sleepy seaside suburb where Melburnians claim the highest car expenses

The top 10 postcodes where Melburnians claim the highest average work-related car expenses are revealed in analysis of ATO data.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Drivers experienced lengthy delays on the West Gate Bridge on Saturday due to roadworks.

Motorists face growing delays due to West Gate Bridge works

The West Gate Tunnel has been suggested as an alternative route for some travellers as city-bound drivers face long delays.

  • Angus Delaney
A woman has been killed on the Hume Hwy after her car was crushed by a falling pole.

Woman killed by falling pole on Hume Highway

A woman has died after a truck rolled into a pole, causing the pole to fall and land on a car driving in the other direction. 

  • Isabel McMillan
Lord Mayor Nick Reece is increasingly at logger heads with the Allan government.

City of Melbourne warns car parking levy hike will cripple CBD

Councillors said they were concerned the increase would deter visitors and workers from the city and would stall Melbourne’s economic recovery.

  • Cara Waters
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A truck carrying an excavator becomes stuck under a railway bridge over the City Link near Church Street in Cremorne on Wednesday afternoon.

Truck carrying excavator hits two Melbourne overpasses within hours

A truck driver’s repeated failures to clear two Melbourne bridges led to delays on four of the city’s train lines.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Wurundjeri Way extension timelapse.

Motorists drive along Melbourne’s new bypass for the first time

Initial traffic indicates Melburnians might not have realised that the new 1.4-kilometre Wurundjeri Way overpass opened on Monday morning.

  • Lachlan Abbott
An 11-year-old girl has died following the crash in Wantirna South on Thursday.

Girl, 11, dies following Wantirna South crash

Police are investigating whether the two children involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts.

  • Hannah Hammoud
An 11-year-old girl is critical condition. Her four-year-old brother suffered serious injuries but is stable.

‘It’ll be tragic for the families’: Two children hospitalised after car crash

Police are investigating the circumstances around the crash, including whether the 11-year-old girl and four-year-old boy were properly restrained in the back seat.

  • Angus Delaney