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6 August 2025
Magistrate warns “young men speeding on our country roads, equals fatalities”

A 24-year-old Wangaratta man appearing in Wangaratta Magistrate’s Court this week has avoided conviction after being caught speeding without a valid drivers’ licence.

At 6:21pm on Thursday, 1 May the accused was detected by police travelling at an estimated speed of 71km/h in a a 60km/h zone on Murdoch Road between White Street and Wenham’s Lane.

The accused’s licence was suspended for 12 mo...

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