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.
Victoria Police says 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.
It comes as another major road policing operation gets underway from today, 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.
Operation Nexus commenced at 0001 hours this morning, Thursday 2 April and concludes at 2359 hours on Monday 6 April 2026.
NSW Police also have a high-visibility presence across the state with Operation Easter 2026 from 12.01am this morning, Thursday 2 April 2026, to 11.59pm Monday 6 April 2026.
A double demerits period targeting speeding, mobile phone use, seatbelt and helmet offences will be in place for the same time period.
Members of the public are urged to report motorists engaged in dangerous driving to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
