No. Carparks will be taken for laydown areas, temporary toilets, workers facilities and to provide space for works to be undertaken. Works will occur in stages to minimise disruption to parking in front of shops.

During our community engagement process we heard from the community how important the existing community art is. The ‘Anecdotes of Monty’ tiles will be safely removed and stored and re-instated during construction. The mosaic seat outside Montflora, the mosaic seating boxes outside Stones Throw, the windmill and the retaining wall mosaic outside Max’s Burgers will be retained and protected in place during construction.

The mosaic artwork on the toilet block and on the retaining wall outside Grape and Hop will not be retained. Council will work with the community to develop new art work in the reserve and street.

All significant trees across the streetscape and reserve will be protected during construction. An arborist will monitor all works being undertaken around the trees to ensure there is no undue stress or impact on the tree.

Tree Health

The protection and ongoing health of the trees within the streetscape and reserve was an important part of the design. Permeable paving and pavement finishes have been chosen to ensure the future health of these treasured trees.

Recycled ‘timber’

The battens chosen for the seats and decking are made from a composite material made up of industrial waste recycled plastics, rice husks and recycled hardwood.

Porous pavement

In high pedestrian areas such as around the Iron Bark in the Reserve a permeable pavement that is made up of 50% recycled tyre waste will be installed. This is a Melbourne designed product.

Contact:

Kamal Singh – Senior Project Manager
Phone: 0413 192 257
Email: werestreet@banyule.vic.gov.au; or

Kylie Angove – Senior Urban Designer
Phone: 9457 9941
Email: werestreet@banyule.vic.gov.au

Most of the streetscape and reserve works will be completed by the end of March 2023. Some minor works are expected to continue until May 2023.

We need to do street asphalting at the end of February 2023. To minimise disruption, we have scheduled road closures during the night.

There are still some plants to go in, which will be completed in cooler temperatures from March to May, to give them a better chance of survival.

There will be four accessible car parks which has increased the number by two parks.

Improving pedestrian safety was a key objective of the project, so we’ve installed raised pedestrian crossings and a pedestrian refuge point at Rattray Rd.

Were St Reserve complements the shopping precinct. We wanted to make it more accessible and improve facilities to hold events and be a place to meet, connect and relax.

There are a few places where the pavement is being finished and is uneven. Like all projects, works are inspected for defects and these will be rectified, with works continuing through to May.

If we find there is a hazard, signage is put up and cordoned off where possible. There are some areas where we are sealing areas of loose rock as part of the works.

We have had some delays with the project due to a range of supply chain issues, COVID, weather delays and labour shortages. We thank everyone for their patience.

No, works are within budget.