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Shire reverse on Rye parking plan Picture: Yanni MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has reversed plans to use 50 car parking spaces in the busy Rye shopping strip for outdoor dining. The plans to “help local businesses bounce back from lockdown” also involved removing one lane on Point Nepean Road between Weir and Dundas streets heading towards Sorrento for a bike lane and reducing the speed limit from 50kph to 40kph. The proposed moves – slammed by traders – were reversed over the weekend after deputy mayor Cr Sarah Race gauged the views of traders, residents and visitors. “Yes, al...

By Gabriella Payne Thousands of residents in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs can expect faster and safer commuter journeys in the not-too-distant future, as the Victorian government is set to award a contract to remove the Hallam Road level crossing and build a new, upgraded Hallam station. Each morning, the boom gates at the hazardous Hallam Road level crossing are down for almost a third of the two-hour morning peak period, delaying approximately 20,000 vehicles each day. On top of that, there have been 14 near-miss collisions at the crossing over the past 10 years. The proposed ch...

Two drivers who went on the run after smashing into a car causing it to flip in Melbourne last week have been caught by police. The man and woman allegedly stole a car before the crash on the Monash Freeway in Wheelers Hill causing huge traffic delays. Police allege a stolen Holden ute was speeding on the freeway in convoy with a dark-coloured Ford hatchback about 7am on December 2. The car that flipped on Melbourne's Monash Freeway earlier this month.(Nine) The stolen ute collided with a Honda sedan, causing it to roll and flip on its roof. It is alleged the driver of the ute was picked up b...