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10 October 2016, 11:59 PM
Council is seeking formal submissions on the Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully Off-Road Trail Draft Report and Concept Plans.
The Lavers Hill and District Progress Association was successful in their application under Council's 2015-16 Small Town Improvement Program (STIP) to develop a concept plan for shared path from Lavers Hill to Crowes including a possible path to Melba Gully State Park.
A thorough and detailed analysis for determining the best off-road trail alignment from Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully has been undertaken. Please see the attached Draft Report and Concept Plans for detailed discussion of the project.
Following the thorough analysis, an off-road trail from Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully appears to be physically achievable.
If the trail were to be constructed, the community's identified stages for development are:
- Stage 1 - construct the off-road trail from Lavers Hill P-12 College to the Crowes Buffer Stop (approximately 2kms). By using the existing Lavers Hill township footpath, this would provide access for the community and visitors from Lavers Hill's Yatzies Café to the Crowes Buffer Stop.
- Stage 2 - construct the off-road trail from Crowes Buffer Stop to Melba Gully carpark (approximately 1 km). This would provide locals and tourists with an off-road walking trail from Lavers Hill to the renowned Melba Gully National Park.
- Stage 3 - construct an off-road trail in the Lavers Hill township from the "Blackwood Gully Tearooms" to the Lavers Hill off-road trail Great Ocean Road crossing point from Stage 1 (approximately 1km). Please note - this section of the trail has not been costed as part of this project. The former Old Beechy Rail line alignment is visible and it is proposed that this section be designed and costed in the future.
The project report and concept plans will provide the Lavers Hill community with the documents required to seek the necessary funding for future stages of the project (detailed designs and/or construction of the off-road trail).
Council at its August 2016 Ordinary Council Meeting resolved to place the Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully Off-Road Trail - Draft Report and Concept Plans on public exhibition from Friday 26 August 2016 to Monday 10 October 2016, for the purposes of seeking public submissions on the draft documents and the proposed project.
Council's Recreation & Open Space Coordinator wants to hear from you about the project. Please provide comments and feedback about the proposed Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully Off-Road Trail Draft Report and Concept Plans to nicole.frampton@colacotway.vic.gov.au or inq@colacotway.vic.gov.au by Monday 10 October 2016.
Please note - Placing the Draft Report and Concept Plans on public exhibition does not infer Council commitment for future financial support for the Lavers Hill to Crowes and Melba Gully off-road trail project to progress to detailed design and construction.