Mayor of Baw Baw Shire Cr Michael Leaney will host a live community forum on Council’s Facebook page on Wednesday 6 April at 7:00pm to discuss Council’s advocacy efforts to improve the congestion on Warragul and Drouin’s ageing arterial road network.
The Mayor will listen to community views, answer questions and share information on how residents can make an impact by showing their support for Council’s proposed solution to the worsening traffic issues.
For the discussion, Cr Leaney will be joined by a panel including Baw Baw Shire Council’s Director of Community Infrastructure Cohen Van der Velde and Michael Debenham from Browns Stockfeeds, and a member of the Livestock & Rural Transporters Association of Victoria. Together, they will provide detailed insight into why a modern, fit-for purpose arterial road network is so badly needed, and answer as many questions as possible relating to the congestion and growth pressures affecting Baw Baw residents and businesses.
The forum is part of Baw Baw Shire Council’s ongoing advocacy efforts asking the State Government to allocate $3 million of funding in this year’s budget for Regional Roads Victoria to undertake the transport network planning needed to upgrade the 100-year old arterial road network.
Council has been building partnerships with local residents, businesses and industry stakeholders in a joint lobbying effort to start planning now for a major overhaul of the network. This forum is a great way for residents to share their thoughts, get involved and put their support behind the initiative.
Residents are invited to submit questions in advance by popping them into the comments box on the post on Council’s Facebook page.
Don’t forget to click ‘Interested’ on the Facebook live event to get a reminder when the livestream starts.
