General News
10 April, 2026
Speeding remains a concern on local roads
Over 50 drivers were caught speeding on the Easter Long Weekend through a statewide police operation.
Over 50 drivers were caught speeding on the Easter Long Weekend locally, remaining the offence most often detected, following last weekend’s police operation.
Running for five days, the long weekend’s Operation Nexus identified 7567 offences across the state.
Almost half of all offences detected were for speeding, with over 3500 infringement notices, and three-quarters of those were for motorists caught between 10 km/h and 25 km/h over the speed limit.
Locally, within the Goldfields PSA, police identified 79 offences over the long weekend.
Speeding remains the most common at 53 offences with others trailing behind in the single digits.
Next most common was drink driving and unregistered vehicles — both at eight.
Across the state, police found one in every 464 drivers tested for alcohol were caught over the limit.
They also identified 649 unregistered vehicles.
Road Policing Acting Assistant Commissioner Justin Goldsmith said Victoria Police were out in force during the operation.
“It’s been great to see everyone getting out and enjoying their Easter break, but there was certainly no break for Victoria Police — our members were committed to having a significant presence across the state’s roads,” he said.
Patrol hours increased by 19 percent compared to last year’s Easter period.
That meant more infringement notices issued with a 23 percent increase over this year’s Easter.
“Despite our repeated warnings that we would be out in force, disappointingly we have detected thousands of infringements for breaching the road rules over Easter,” Act Comm Goldsmith said.
“The majority of these drivers acknowledge they’ve done the wrong thing, but have chosen to take a risk anyway — whether that’s speeding a few kilometres over the speed limit, or getting behind the wheel after a few drinks.
“Ultimately, all traffic penalties are completely avoidable if motorists stick to the rules.”
Acting Assistant Commissioner Goldsmith said police would remain visible on the state’s roads.
“With school holidays underway in Victoria, motorists will see police remaining highly visible and enforcing on the state’s roads over the coming weeks, and should expect to be tested anywhere, anytime,” he said.
Other local offences identified include four unlicensed drivers, three cyclist offences, and one impoundment, seatbelt offence, and disqualified driver