Road Management Plan 2025

Have your say on the Draft Road Management Plan.

Help shape how local roads, footpaths, and related infrastructure are maintained and managed.

A Road Management Plan outlines:

• Standards for road inspections, maintenance, and repairs to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Maintenance priorities, balancing safety, accessibility, and available resources.
• Council’s responsibilities and service levels to manage the road network.
• Long-term strategies for infrastructure renewal and sustainability.

You can view the Draft Road Management Plan 2025 here or the summary document can be viewed here.

Have Your Say

We are seeking community input to help determine service priorities for the next four years.
To share your views about what matters most, whether it’s road safety, footpath conditions, maintenance response parameters, drainage, or vegetation management (including hazardous trees in rural areas).

Complete the survey below!

Background

With more than 3,118 kilometres of roads, 182 bridges, and nearly 285 kilometres of footpaths, managing Wellington Shire’s road network is a complex task.

The Road Management Plan provides a framework for how Council inspects, maintains, and renews key infrastructure, including roads, roadsides, footpaths, drainage and vegetation. It ensures roads are managed efficiently to support residents, businesses, transport operators, and visitors, both now and into the future.

The rising cost of materials like concrete, bitumen and crushed rock and continued rate capping reducing funding means Council allocating funds is more important than ever before. Community input will help guide these decisions, ensuring the updated plan aligns with local needs and expectations.

Further Queries

This consultation is not an opportunity to report specific road issues or lodge complaints. Those needing to report maintenance concerns or make requests should use the Customer Action Request process, available via the Wellington Shire Council website or by calling Council’s customer service team on 1300 366 244.

There is also a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) sheet you can view by clicking here!