Category: Victoria

Victoria Red P plate Restrictions Victorian red P plate rules do not set a special speed limit on drivers. P platers can drive at the signposted speed. Red P platers must have a 0.00% blood alcohol content. You cannot have any alcohol in your system. What are the rules for P platers in Victoria? You […]

90km/h.. Learners must never drive above 90km/h. Do not use any mobile phone while driving, or while your vehicle is stopped but not parked. This includes hands-free devices or loud speakers. Learners must not tow any other vehicle. Can Victorian L platers drive in NSW? You can use your interstate or overseas driver or rider […]

Penalties for drink-drivers If you are caught driving with a Blood or Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC) over the legal limit you will: face heavy fines. lose your licence. need to complete a compulsory Behaviour Change Program. Can you drink alcohol while driving in Victoria? You must not drink alcohol, even if your blood alcohol concentration […]

1,781,516. Area 379,725 square miles (983,482 square km). Population (2021) 1,781,516. Do people live in Great Victoria Desert? Few people live in the Great Victoria Desert. The government of Australia uses parts of the desert for weapons testing. Some Aboriginal people live in the eastern regions. There are also several national parks in the desert. […]

In Australia, one standard drink is any containing 10 grams of alcohol. Regular beer (4.5% alcohol) Container Amount Standard drinks 1 middy or pot 285ml 1.1 standard drinks 1 can or stubbie 375ml 1.4 standard drinks What is 1 standard drink Australia? 10 gramsAustralia’s national alcohol guidelines use the ‘standard drink’ as a measure of […]

In Victoria, you’re allowed to drive up to any age, on the condition that you’re medically safe to drive. You’re not required to pass a licence test when you reach a certain age (e.g. 65 or 70), but as you get older it’s your responsibility to: understand how changes to your health could affect your […]

Gold discovery at Ballarat in 1851 sparked Victoria’s famous gold rush. An estimated 6000 diggers (miners) arrived each week seeking their fortune. Ballarat was considered the world’s richest alluvial goldfield during its peak between 1852 and 1853. Our gold rush brought migrants from all over the world to Victoria. Why was the Victorian gold rush […]

5 points. What’s the demerit point limit? Show more Type of licence (if held) Details of demerit point limits Learner permit 5 points in any 12 month period OR 12 points in any 3 year period P1 or P2 licence 5 points in any 12 month period OR 12 points in any 3 year period […]

The Great Victoria Desert supports 9 threatened plant species, 4 threatened bird species, 10 threatened mammal species, and 1 threatened reptile species. What animals are found in the Great Victoria Desert? Skinks, geckos, monitor lizards, copperhead snakes, and other reptiles live there. Mice, dingoes, and foxes also make their home in the desert. Few people […]

We’re in Victoria’s so-called ‘golden triangle’: a wedge bounded roughly by Ballarat, Wedderburn, Dunolly and Bendigo, where massive finds in the 1800s brought prospectors pouring into the area, setting up tent cities and, at its peak, sending 1000 kilograms of gold every week to the bank vaults of Melbourne. Do people still find gold in […]