Proposed Discontinuance - Sections of Unused Roads at Lake Numurkah

At its Council meeting on 18 July 2011 Council resolved, as part of the Lake Numurkah Concept Plan, to discontinue a section of unused road between Russell Street and Kinnairds Road as well as a section of Government Road shown to the north of the existing island within the lake.  

This resolution followed significant community consultation regarding Lake Numurkah including numerous discussions with the Department of Sustainability (now known as DELWP). The intention was to close the roads and incorporate these areas into the surrounding crown land reserve with Council to be appointed as Committee of Management.

A letter received from Department of Sustainability requested for Council to close the sections of land that are defined as roads, notwithstanding the fact that they are effectively incorporated within the Lake.

Given the length of time that has passed since the original resolution,  Council is recommencing the process with public consultation on the proposed closures.

We are seeking your feedback on this proposal in accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 and Section 12 of the Road Management Act 2004.

Community feedback closed at 5pm Wednesday 2 February 2022.

All submissions received by the deadline will be considered by Council prior to deciding whether to proceed with the proposal, with or without amendment, at the Scheduled Council Meeting on 23 February 2022.

All submissions, including submitter’s name and address, will be available at the meeting and on public display for 12 months.

Council received 3 formal submissions. The submissions (including submitters name and address) are available below:

Submissions received(PDF, 3MB)