Council calls for government to catch up
City of Whittlesea Mayor Lawrie Cox joined a national call for better access to roads, transport, jobs and community facilities in fast-growing outer suburbs in Canberra last week.
$50m freeway boost
by Evelyn LeckiePRIME Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $50 million injection to bust traffic congestion on the Hume Freeway as part of the Coalition Government’s Urban...
The place for a village
TRANSITION Village Wallan (TVW) has received the nod of approval from VicRoads and Mitchell Shire Council for land on the outskirts of Wallan to build a sustainable village for the homeless.
Council honours Gallipoli
WORLD War I’s Gallipoli campaign has been honoured by the City of Whittlesea with streets and a park in a new Mernda development named in its honour.
As a project for to the Centenary of...
King of the road
THE Kilmore Bypass is back on the agenda with the Opposition Leader, Mathew Guy announcing in kilmore last week that an elected Liberal-Nationals Government would build the long-awaited facility.
Mr Guy was joined by Leader...
Council push for funded interchange
Mitchell Shire Council is calling on election candidates to urgently commit funding towards the $80 million Wallan freeway interchange and Watson Street upgrade.
The call comes as a result of VCAT’s decision to approve a...
More buses to hit the road
RESIDENTS in Romsey and Lancefield will soon be able to get around the Macedon Ranges with ease, with three new bus routes and extra services announced on Wednesday.
The three routes will provide dedicated services...
Upgrades for notorious road
A TROUBLESOME section of Lancefield-Kilmore Road is among a number of roads that will be fixed as part of a roads blitz by new country roads body Regional Roads Victoria.
The blitz is the first...
New shared footpath for Watson Street
PEDESTRIANS and cyclists will soon have a new link along one of Wallan’s busiest streets which will help connect residential areas to the thriving central business district.
Council has released designs for a new shared...
Safety upgrade for Whittlesea intersection
THE Wallan Road intersection in Whittlesea is receiving its much-needed safety upgrade with works commencing last week.
The $2.9 million upgrade to the intersection of Plenty Road and Wallan Road will see traffic lights installed...