Operation Scoreboard underway

MOTORCYCLE safety is a particular focus of the annual state-wide road policing effort, Operation Scoreboard, that began on Wednesday, as the number of rider deaths edges closer to a five-year record, currently at 38 fatalities for the year - compared to 44 in 2019. Photo: SPEC FILE.

By Lizzie Hallam

September 23, 2022 | 7:00 PM

IN just over 48 hours since Victoria Police launched Operation Scoreboard across the state at 12:01am on Wednesday, south west Victoria police has already reported 124 driving offences.

Warrnambool Police, Senior Sergeant Matt Wheeler said it was an extremely disappointing result recorded in such a short amount of time across the Western Region Division 2, which incorporates Corangamite, Moyne, Warrnambool, Southern Grampians and Glenelg Shires.