Background

• As part of the Watsonia Town Square project, Council looked at how to make up for spaces impacted as part of the project works.
• We looked at changing spaces on Watsonia Road between Morwell Avenue and Tennyson Street from angled to 90°.
• Community members raised concerns about this change and valued the easy-to-use existing angled carparking.

Feedback

• In November 2024 we held a drop-in session about the proposed changes.
• Approximately 50 community members attended, with most opposing the proposal to change the angle to 90°.

Decision

• Council officers have reviewed the proposal and will be retaining the angled parking.
• As there are slightly different angles of parking along that section of Watsonia Road, new line marking will make all the spaces 60° and consistent through the centre.

Next steps

• The new line marking will be done in January 2025 after the busy Christmas trading period resulting in a total of 40 spaces.
• We’re upgrading the 3 accessible parking spaces that will include a shared area for unloading.

Other information

• Access to the spaces will be via left turn only.
• There will be no reduction in the width of the bays.
• Other works to complete Watsonia Town Square project will recommence in early January and are due for completion by mid-2025 as planned.

Click the images below to view the final Watsonia Road parking layout drawings.

For more information about Watsonia Town Square, visit the homepage on Shaping Banyule.