All patrolling police members are currently focused on a two-and-a-half week road policing operation, dubbed 'Saturn', which has coincided with the AFL Grand Final and Spring Racing Carnival period, as well as eased restrictions.

With recent fatalities at Gordon and Trawalla in recent weeks, the renewed focus on road safety through the statewide operation has been timely, as police do not want to see any further serious injury or fatality collisions in the region.

The operation has involved police members targeting key contributors to road trauma - speed, distraction, seatbelt non-compliance and drink and drug driving.

Acting Senior Sergeant Matthew Flood, who is Victoria Police's operations manager in Hepburn and Golden Plains, said he was particularly concerned about the number of drivers he had detected travelling above the speed limit during the operation.

"We are continuing to detect drivers travelling well above the speed limit," he said, noting that often this was due to inattention or distraction.

The focus on road safety will not end when the operation wraps up on November 8, as addressing road trauma is one of the priorities for the region's police in the year ahead.

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There have been 11 lives lost on the region's roads this year - four in the Ballarat area, six in Hepburn Shire and one in Pyrenees Shire.

Acting Senior Sergeant Flood said losing a member of a community, particularly in small towns, always had a significant impact on the community - from the emergency services who respond to the incident to the person's family and friends.

"It does have a ripple effect through the community you're working in," he said.

With drivers to travel longer distances in coming months, Acting Senior Sergeant Flood said it was important to remain vigilant when behind the wheel.

With more people travelling on unfamiliar country roads - through wildlife corridors and beautiful scenery - to flock to tourist areas, driver fatigue, distraction and speed are of particular concern for police in the next few weeks.

As is the potential for drink and drug driving, with pubs and licensed premises reopening.

While some areas, such as Hepburn, are already seeing an influx in regional tourists, it is expected to become a lot busier in coming weeks when the border between Melbourne and regional Victoria is lifted and as the weather continues to improve.

This means there will be increased traffic on the roads and Acting Senior Sergeant Flood encouraged people to be patient and courteous.

"We have had the roads pretty much to ourselves for an extended period of time but we are expecting a lot more vehicles moving through our road networks as people look to get out and about more," he said.

"So drivers will need to be patient and allow more time to get to where they need to go."