Tag: princes highway
Limestone Coast residents turn out in record numbers for virus testing
CORONAVIRUS testing has increased to record levels as Mount Gambier testing numbers jumped by 30pc this week, with the region's medical chief attributing the...
Truck driver pleads not guilty to fatal hit and run charges
A MOUNT Gambier man involved in a fatal hit and run collision near the Coorong has pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous...
Driver reviver inactive for Easter long weekend as result of virus restrictions
THE spreading COVID-19 virus has prompted the cancellation of the popular refreshment stop on the Princes Highway near Millicent this long weekend.
For the past...
Drivers caught up in mass crash
LIMESTONE Coast Police are investigating a four-car crash on the Princes Highway yesterday morning, which caused one vehicle to spin out on the high...
Drink driver detected four times over legal blood alcohol limit
MOUNT Gambier Police nabbed two drink drivers over the weekend, including one who registered more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit.
At around...
$50m highway upgrade boost
INDEPENDENT MP Troy Bell has welcomed a pre-budget announcement of $50m to the Princes Highway, saying the state of country roads is a contributing...
Overhanging tree branch triggers roadside hazard
A LARGE tree branch hanging over a major South East highway has triggered safety concerns, with a nearby resident calling for action to remove...
Transport route windfall welcomed
SOUTH Australia's peak transport lobby group says the Federal Government's $200m Princes Highway pledge could be spent on areas around Mount Gambier as well...
Freight and tourism routes earmarked for upgrade in Federal Budget
THE South Australian leg of the Princes Highway will receive a major cash splash under Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's first Budget with around $200m expected...
Vandals hack down trees
THE hunt is on for environmental vandals who chopped down more than 17 trees at a Burrungule property last week.
The lives of the 14-year...
Teen killed in truck crash
A YOUNG girl has died and a boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a fatal crash between a car and a truck near Mumbannar on Wednesday afternoon. Victorian Police [...]
Cyclist killed in highway hit-and run
MAJOR Crash Investigators are appealing for information from the public following a fatal hit-run collision involving a cyclist yesterday morning near the Coorong. At around 7.45am, a motorist [...]