Outcome of consultation

Following community discussion and consultation in 2024 and 2025, Council considered community feedback at its meeting on 1 December 2025. Feedback reflected a range of views from residents, schools and other stakeholders.

A summary of the outcomes is below. Click each section to learn more.

You can also view the full Council decision, the report and meeting recording are available through the Council meeting agenda and livestream.

Council decided not to proceed with several proposed parking and turning changes that received strong opposition during consultation. These included:

  • Proposed no right turn restrictions during school peak times at:
    • Burke Road into Dorrington Avenue
    • Wattletree Road into Harold Avenue
  • Changes to existing permit and time-limited parking on the residential sides of Harold Avenue and Willoby Avenue.
  • Proposed new permit parking restrictions during school hours on:
    • The east side of Fairview Grove
    • The south side of Dorrington Avenue (between Fairview Grove and Malvern Road)
    • The west side of Valley View Road
  • Proposed short-stay (15-minute) parking during school peak times on the north side of Wattletree Road (between Harold Avenue and Fairview Grove).

Council will proceed with a smaller set of measures focused on improving safety, including:

  • Implementing a 30km/h speed limit in:
    • Harold Avenue
    • Dorrington Avenue
    • Willoby Avenue
  • Installing accessible parking spaces in Harold Avenue and/or Willoby Avenue.
  • Design and engage with the Department of Transport and Planning for raised pedestrian crossings at:
    • Harold Avenue / Wattletree Road
    • Harold Avenue / Dorrington Avenue
    • Dorrington Avenue / Burke Road

Council will work with the Department of Transport and Planning to explore design and delivery options for the agreed safety measures.

Further community engagement will take place before any final decisions are made and before works are implemented.

About the consultation

In 2024, Council installed PERMIT ZONE parking in Dorrington Avenue (between Burke Road and Fairview Grove), Harold Avenue and Willoby Avenue along with a mixture of 15-MINUTE and NO PARKING restrictions on the school sides of the street. This was conducted as a trial.

The results of this trial were reported to Council. A decision was made at the Council meeting on 12 May 2025 to consult on a further package of works. A summary of these items is below:

The purpose of this package is to reduce hazardous movements, increase pedestrian safety at intersections, and limit access to vehicles parking on certain sides of the street to minimise the impact to the most congested areas. The changes made in 2024 have seen an improvement but ultimately have not resulted in the reduction to the congestion that was aimed for.

Parking restrictions diagram

Online survey: Please provide your valuable feedback by completing the feedback form below.

In writing: If you would prefer to provide your feedback in writing, please call our Transport and Parking team on 8290 1333 and we will send you a survey form to complete.

To make you views count, let us know what you think of the proposed change by Friday 22 August 2025.

This feedback will be used to prepare recommendations for a future Council report and decision to implement further changes to improve community safety in the precinct. This may include some, all, or modified elements of this package.

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