The building industry veteran who owns a $20m mansion gutted by fire on Melbourne’s most expensive street says he believes his dream retirement home was deliberately torched.
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Echuca tow truck driver Sam Surace has seen first-hand the danger “just a little pothole” can pose on commuters — and now he’s calling for fixes before one claims a life. WATCH THE VIDEO
Outraged commuters from regional Victoria are filling their potholes with beers and ice in a push for full-scale repairs to their roads — but they say the government is too cold to care. WATCH THE VIDEO
The Herald Sun travelled hundreds of kilometres and saw dozens of broken roads in its travels across the state — but one road, reduced to gravel in the rural town of Conpuna, was by far the worst.
Locals said it was a matter of time before someone died on the pothole-littered Main Rd in Tallarook. They begged for repairs, but didn’t see fixes for months for this one reason.
When a busy road through Diamond Creek began to crumble and maintenance workers didn’t show up, one man did — with a sign big enough to try and make them notice. WATCH THE VIDEO
Russell Pilven sees “potholed” tyres nearly everyday in his repair shop in Wallan. The government says flooding caused the road mess — but he says the issue runs much deeper. WATCH THE VIDEO
New P-platers Lucy and Ollie are taking back roads on their way home to avoid huge potholes up main streets. They say the road to independence shouldn’t be this dangerous. WATCH THE VIDEO
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