Woodlands Avenue package | Cockatoo

Sealing the Hills program update

Information on status of the ‘Sealing the Hills’ program

Welcome to the Woodlands Avenue package project page

This package includes Belgrave Avenue, Colin Avenue and Woodlands Avenue.

On this page you will find the stage the project is up to, plus 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

Preliminary (concept) design plans

PDF (3.74 MB)

Key Dates

March 2023

Project scheduled to be tendered

October 2023

Construction due to start

Construction is schedule to commence in October 2023, however is dependent on the tender process, weather conditions and the contractors 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

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 5 - 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 6 - 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 7 - 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 8 - 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 9 - complete

VCAT submissions
Timeline item 10 - active

Final design plans

These final plans will be used to tender the construction of this project.
Timeline item 11 - incomplete

Tenders called
Timeline item 12 - incomplete

Contractor appointed
Timeline item 13 - incomplete

Construction
Timeline item 14 - incomplete

Final cost report
Timeline item 15 - incomplete

Invoices sent to landowners

Contact Us

Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:

Name	The Roads Project Team
Phone	1300 787 624
Email	mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

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

1300 787 624

mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

Woodlands Avenue catchment | Cockatoo