Residents invited to help shape city’s new road management plan

THE City of Greater Geelong will next month host a series of community workshops as it works to update its approach to managing the region’s network of roads and footpaths.

To be held in early December, the workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to share their ideas, ask questions and give feedback on the city’s Road Management Plan 2025.

The city manages a more than 2,000-kilometre network of roads and 2,300-kilometre footpath system, as well as more than 85 culverts – a buried structure that allows water to flow under a road – and 150 bridges.

The Road Management Plan guides the city’s maintenance of these roads, footpaths, kerbs and channels, including the frequency of inspections, what defects the city repairs, how severe a defect needs to be to require a repair and the timeframe in which these defects must be repaired.

City of Greater Geelong chief executive officer Ali Wastie said the community’s input and engagement is an important part of the city’s review.

“Getting the community involved and hearing people’s insights is an invaluable step in the review process,” she said.

“We want Geelong residents to help set our standards around the inspection and repair of road and footpath assets.”

The first of the workshops will take place on December 4 at the city’s Wurriki Nyal civic precinct between 2pm and 4pm, and the second will take place on December 5 at the Boronggook Drysdale Library between 6pm and 8pm.

If required, a third workshop will also become available.

To register your interest in attending a workshop before the registration period closes at 5pm on Monday, November 18, head to yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/RMPR or call 5272 5272.