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Heed the speed as speed limits are reduced

A COMMUNITY call for slower speed limits through two Mallee towns has been heeded by VicRoads. Drivers travelling through Manangatang will now need to slow to 50km/h, while motorists passing through Wemen will have to drop their speed to 80km/h. Swan Hill Rural City Council announced negotiations with the state road body had been successful […]

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