Police launch Easter road blitz

VICTORIA — Police are warning motorists ahead of Easter that their chances of being detected breaking the road rules have drastically increased, with a recent uplift in road policing enforcement set to continue this weekend.

There was a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of infringements issued over last month’s statewide road policing blitz over Labour Day long weekend, with police detecting 6,442 offences over four days.

Police also recorded a 26 per cent increase in patrol hours for the operation, compared to the same period the previous year.

It comes as another major road policing operation gets underway from tomorrow, with Operation Nexus to see police highly visible across the state’s roads, coinciding with the Easter long weekend in Victoria.

The operation will see every available resource, from general duties to highway patrol and specialist road policing units deployed over the five-day statewide blitz.

Police are reminding motorists to expect to be intercepted and tested – anywhere, anytime.

One in every 473 motorists tested for alcohol was caught over the limit during last month’s statewide operation, with police detecting 250 drink driving offences from 118,427 preliminary breath tests.

A further 163 drivers returned a positive roadside drug test, with 3,669 roadside drug tests conducted over Labour Day weekend.

Speed enforcement will also be a major focus of the operation, with police detecting close to 2,900 speeding offences over Labour Day weekend last month – 25 per cent more than the same period in 2025.

There will also be a focus on major arterials heading to holiday hotspots and regional areas, with lives lost on regional roads accounting for more than half of this year’s fatalities.

Police are urging motorists to remain alert when travelling this weekend, with complacency often leading to driving errors such as excessive or inappropriate speed, unsafe overtaking, failing to stop or give way, fatigue and distraction – all which have been cited as major contributing factors in this year’s fatalities.

Operation Nexus commences at 0001 hours, tomorrow, Thursday, April 2 and concludes at 2359 hours on Monday, April 6.

For more information and tips for staying safe on the roads this long weekend, visit the Road Safety page on the Victoria Police website.