By Charlene Gatt
MAIDSTONE’S newest speed and red-light camera has been switched on.
The camera, which has been installed at the intersection of Ballarat Rd and Ashley St, is part of a roll out of 32 new speed and red-light cameras across the state.
The cameras was installed by the former Labor Government more than a year ago, but the Coalition Government refused to switch them on until they completed their own audit on road safety cameras.
The new addition will bring the City of Maribyrnong’s safety camera tally to seven.
According to the Fines Victoria website, a total $4,377,230 in fines was given out by the municipality’s cameras over the 2010-11 financial year.
The most profitable camera at the corner of Ballarat Rd and Churchill Ave raked in more than $1.3 million in fines.
