Council’s Road Management Plan is currently being reviewed to ensure that the standards in relation to, and priorities given to, the inspection, maintenance, and repair of Council’s road network are safe, efficient, and appropriate for use by the community. Council intends to amend the Plan and invites the public to make submissions on the proposed amendments.
Background
Warrnambool City Council conducts routine inspections on Council roads and footpaths to ensure the networks are safe for the community. These inspections are done in accordance with intervention levels and timeframes set out in the Road Management Plan, setting the accepted standard for Council’s road and pathway networks. This ensures a good level of service to the community for roads and pathways, and guides Council to ensure we are carrying out routine inspections, assessing and addressing hazards according to our policies and guidelines.
The Road Management General Regulations (2016) requires each Council to conduct a review of its Road Management Plan during the same period as it’s preparing its Council Plan under the Local Government Act (2020). The review has been completed internally, and Councillors have endorsed the document for public consultation.
Analysis and consideration of guidance material provided from the Municipal Association of Victoria was completed. This included benchmarking Council’s inspection frequencies, intervention levels and repair timeframes with other similar municipal Councils.
Read the Draft Warrnambool Municipal Road Management Plan 2025
Any person wishing to make a submission on the proposed amendments must do so in writing by 12 September, 2025.
After reading the draft plan, you can submit your submission online using the below form.
Information collected will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Alternatively, written feedback can be sent to Road Management Plan submission, Warrnambool City Council, PO Box 198, Warrnambool 3280.
Under section 223 of the Local Government Act (1989), any person making a submission is entitled to state in their submission that they wish to appear in person, or to be represented by a person specified in that submission, at a meeting to be heard in support of the submission. Submissions should be addressed to the Manager Assets & Project Planning.