Laura Michell

3 weeks ago | meltonmoorabool.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell |Prealene Khera

By Laura Michell and Prealene Khera After withdrawing funds for the Calder Freeway in 2023, the federal and state governments have put the project back on the agenda, with a fresh promise to invest $300 million towards its repair. The funding will be used to build a long-awaited diamond interchange at Calder Park Drive, which once complete will improve safety, reduce congestion and provide better access.

3 weeks ago | meltonmoorabool.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

by Laura Michell Reallocating funding for upgrades to Sunshine station to projects elsewhere in Melbourne risks future plans to electrify the rail line to Melton, the chair of LeadWest has warned.

4 weeks ago | northern.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell Hume and Whittlesea councils are waging a war on waste, with taskforces set up to tackle illegal dumping in both municipalities. In Hume, a trial taskforce working to reduce dumped rubbish in 12 suburbs will be extended citywide and become a permanent program after council’s clean-up costs reduced for the first time in years. And in Whittlesea, people who dump commercial quantities of waste could be named and shamed.

4 weeks ago | northern.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell Hume councillors have labelled a $125 million upgrade to the Donnybrook Road and Mitchell Street intersection as a “Band-Aid” solution that will do little to improve congestion. The funding – announced on Monday, March 24 by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state Transport Infrastructure Minister Gabrielle Williams – will be used to to remove the roundabout on Donnybrook Road at the entrance to the Hume Freeway and replace it with traffic lights.

1 month ago | northern.starweekly.com.au | Laura Michell

By Laura Michell Hume council will advocate for state and federal funding for a left-turn slip lane at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Hume Highway in Craigieburn. Councillor Daniel English asked council officers to evaluate the benefits of a left-turn slip lane on the western side of the intersection during the December council meeting. Currently, three of the four points at the intersection have left slip lanes, significantly improving traffic flow.