Update 9 October 2024

Council has released a tender for works to be completed along School Road, Bellbrae, which were part of the consultation at the beginning of the year.

These works are planned for January 2025, during the school holidays, and will be completed before school returns in 2025.

The works will include:

• Four new raised platforms along School Road to reduce the speed of through traffic and encourage more traffic to remain on Great Ocean Road and Anglesea Road, rather than cutting through School Road.
• Two raised pedestrian crossings (wombat crossings), with school crossing supervisors in place during school drop off and pick up. One crossing is the existing crossing outside the school, which will not change. The other crossing will be the new crossing on School Road, south of the Cemetery Road and School Road intersection.
• Change in the angle of parking to 30 degrees opposite the school and introduction of two-minute parking at school times to support greater turn over in these spaces during school time.
• Speed reduction to 40km/hr on School Road to encourage safe speeds and discourage traffic cutting through School Road.

The changed parking restrictions trial will remain in place until the end of term four. A review of these changes will be sent to the Bellbrae School community as well as residents of Bellbrae. Any changes from this review will be implemented alongside these works where possible.

Updated 21 June 2024

Council will be trialling new parking restrictions during terms three and four. We are taking this action to ensure the safety of school children, parents, teachers and residents.

These changes were not part of the consultation earlier in the year but have come about through regular meetings with school council, school parents, residents and Victoria Police to explore further parking improvements to make school times safer. Victoria Police support these changes.

We understand these changes may be inconvenient for some but they are being made to increase safety for school children.

Changes parking restrictions trial

Signage, line-marking and other works will be completed during the July school holiday (1-12 July) to create the new parking restrictions. These changes will then come into effect on Monday 15 July (the start of term three). See changes on the map in the document library.

The changes include:

• No parking on the east side of School Road. A yellow line will be painted in the areas of no parking.
• No parking on the ‘island’ on the western side of School Road immediately down the hill from the school. No standing signs will be installed.
• New two-minute drop off/pick up zone on the east side of School Road opposite Bellbrae Primary School.
• On-street parking areas clearly marked along School Road and Cemetery Road.

Council’s Ranger Services officers will be monitoring the changed parking arrangements and initially providing warnings to help educate drivers about the new changes. Fines starting from $115 may be issued if there are parking infringements.

As a part of our Road Safety Strategy, and in response to community concerns about safety at school pick up and drop off times, Council recently commissioned an independent safe system assessment of the Bellbrae Primary School precinct.

Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. The survey has now closed.

View the proposed short term action plan

Some of the proposed actions include:

• Three raised platforms along School Road to support reduced speeds of through traffic and encourage traffic to remain on Great Ocean Road/ Anglesea Road rather than cutting through school road
• Raised wombat crossing on School Road south of Cemetery Road/School Road intersection (this will not affect current arrangement with having a crossing supervisor in place during school times).
• Replace existing school crossing with a raised wombat crossing (this will not affect current arrangement with having a crossing supervisor in place during school times).
• Change in the angle of parking to 30 degrees opposite school and introduce two minute parking at school times to support greater turn over in these spaces during school times of operation.
• Introduce a 40km/hr speed zone across the local township area of Bellbrae to encourage safe speeds and discourage traffic cutting through the neighbourhood as well as promote safety for pedestrians in areas with no pathways. This would include all roads within Bellbrae bounded by Anglesea Road in the west and Great Ocean Road in the south-east.