Out with a Whimper?
The VRA was disappointed that VicRoads disappeared quietly and then the headquarters in Kew were about to disappear without past achievements being adequately acknowledged. Read the letter that the committee wrote to the Minister: Letter to the Minister
We received a response to this plea and an event is now being planned to acknowledge the 64 years that HQ was located at 60 Denmark Street, Kew. Further details will be announced when they become available.
Mobile Phones
The Victorian Government is going to introduce roadside cameras to catch people using their phones while driving. Here is a video that John Nation discovered which shows why this is a good idea.
Why isn’t it Prince’s Highway
Just click on the photo for an interesting explanation.
The Collapse of Melbourne’s King Street Bridge
Here is an interesting YouTube video about the collapse of the Kings St Bridge in 1962. A Royal Commission Hearing found that many factors contributed to the collapse. Following the Royal Commission Roy Gilmour was appointed in Materials as the CRB’s first metallurgist.
Click to view video.Welcome to Visitor(s) from Belgium
Our website has been receiving a significant number of visits from someone(s) in Belgium as you can see from the charts below. We would love to know who they are and why their interest in our website. If you are happy to make contact, please leave us a message on our About, Contact, Link page.
End of year Luncheon
There was a big turnout for the end of year luncheon this year. Have a look at some photos under the Luncheons Tab.
Who are they?
1979c Superun
Can you help us with the missing names?
1989 Planning & Programs
See RCA page for names and clickable image
VicRoads Centenarary Video
Here is a 6 min video of photos covering the 100 years from 1913 to 2013.
Lance Midgley is slowly recovering
Lance is settling in for rehabilitation at the Royal Talbot, Kew. If you’d like some more details about his recovery, written by family and friends:
Who are we and what were we doing?
It is thought that this photograph was taken in 1970 – in which case it would have been a training course rather than an induction. It may have been a road design training course under the management of Andrew Noble and Bob Billinge. We would like to find the missing names and confirmation of the course. It was obviously taken in the theatrette at Head Office in Kew. Can anyone enlighten us? (Click on photo to make it larger.)
1949 Seaside Holiday
A motoring holiday along some of Victoria’s most beautiful coast roads, introducing some of the scenic beauties to be found along the highways which skirt the ocean beaches of this State.
‘Seaside Holiday’ was filmed in 1949 by The Country Roads Board, and is now a part of the ACMI collection where it’s recently been restored.
It’s a great piece of nostalgia, and features great fashions, great cars, and some not so great driving!
You’ll also see some of our most notable coastal formations including the 12 Apostles and London Bridge before nature stepped in to change things around.
A film made by The Country Roads Board
