Russell-Blackwood package | Gembrook

Sealing the Hills program update

Information on status of the ‘Sealing the Hills’ program

Welcome to the Russell-Blackwood package project page

This package includes Blackwood Lane, Gembrook Road (service road), Redwood Road (service road unsealed section) and Russell Road.

On this page you will find the stage the project is up to and copies of design plans.

This consultation is for questions relating to this specific road sealing project. To make an enquiry or comment about road maintenance visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/reportroadissue

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Document Library

Final design plans 1 of 2

PDF (7.70 MB)

Final design plans 2 of 2

PDF (4.47 MB)

Key Dates

January 2023

Construction scheduled to start

This is the estimated time for construction of this project to commence, however is dependent on weather and contractor availability.

Timeline

Timeline item 1 - complete

Preliminary design plans available

Preliminary (concept) plans are released to allow property owners to view proposed works.
Timeline item 2 - complete

Landowner questionnaire

Following consultation with the affected landowners a questionnaire is sent out to landowners to enable them to indicate initial support or opposition to a special charge scheme.
Timeline item 3 - complete

Approval to prepare scheme

If a majority of the questionnaire responses received indicate initial support for a scheme, the detailed engineering design is completed, and apportionment of costs finalised.

If a majority oppose the scheme, it is recommended that the scheme should not proceed, and Councillors and landowners are advised accordingly.
Timeline item 4 - complete

Detailed engineering design plans
Timeline item 5 - complete

Detailed cost estimates and apportionment
Timeline item 6 - complete

Intention to declare scheme

If majority support is received a Council report is prepared seeking Council’s support to proceed to notify the landowners that it is Council’s intention to declare the scheme at a future Council meeting, (normally in approx. 2 months’ time).
Timeline item 7 - complete

Advertisement and notification

Notice of Council’s intention to declare the scheme at a future Council meeting is advertised in a local newspaper and the property owners informed in writing.
Timeline item 8 - complete

Submissions

Landowners have 28 days from the date of the newspaper advertisement to make a formal submission either in support or opposition to the scheme.
Timeline item 9 - complete

Submission review panel

A panel is established to review any submissions, either written or verbal, and it makes a recommendation to Council regarding these submissions
Timeline item 10 - complete

Declaration of scheme

If the panel recommends that the scheme proceeds, a report is presented to a Council meeting recommending that the scheme be declared in accordance with the previous advertised intention notice.
Following Council’s declaration of the scheme, Council’s finance department is advised that they should raise the declared charge against each property within the scheme.
Landowners are advised in writing that the scheme has been declared.
Timeline item 11 - complete

Tender stage
Timeline item 12 - complete

Contractor appointed

Construction contract has been awarded to MACA.
Timeline item 13 - incomplete

Construction
Timeline item 14 - incomplete

Final cost report
Timeline item 15 - incomplete

Invoices sent to landowners

Phone	1300 787 624
Email	mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

1300 787 624

mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

Russell-Blackwood package | Gembrook

Sealing the Hills program update

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