Public notices

Proposed discontinuance of part of Lecky Road, Officer South

Cardinia Shire Council (Council), acting under section 206 and Schedule 10 Clause 3 of the Local Government Act 1989 proposes to discontinue a section of Lecky Road, Officer South to the West of Cardinia Road, Officer South, as shown on the plan available at www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/publicnotices.

If discontinued, the land will revert to the Crown for use as a drainage path, and the discontinued section of road to the East will be renamed ‘Nancie Road’.

In accordance with section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989, Council is inviting submissions on this proposal.  Any person wishing to make a submission must do so in writing no later than Tuesday 26 March 2024.  Submissions may be mailed to:

Coordinator Property Services
Cardinia Shire Council
PO Box 7, Pakenham 3810

Submissions may also be hand delivered to Council’s Civic Centre, 20 Siding Avenue Officer, or emailed to mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

A person making a submission is entitled to request in the submission that they wish to appear in person, or to be represented by a person specified in the submission, in support of the submission at a meeting of Council on a date, time and place to be determined by Council.

Any person making a written submission is advised that all submissions or comments and personal information in the submission or comment will be handled by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

All submissions will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989.

Following consideration of any and all submissions, Council will either decide to discontinue the road, discontinue part of the road, or to not discontinue the road.

For further information contact Council’s Coordinator Property Services on 1300 787 624. 

Declaring part of May Road, Beaconsfield and vesting to Council

Cardinia Shire Council (Council), acting under section 11 Road Management Act 2004 proposes to declare part of May Road, Beaconsfield, being 4665m2 of land as shown in the attached plan, as a ‘road’ within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 (the Act), by publication of a notice in the Victoria Government Gazette. 

The section of May Road, Beaconsfield is privately owned. The land owners’ have agreed for Council to vest and transfer the land, pursuant to section 11(1) of the Act, allowing Council to secure public rights of way over the Road and for the future development of the area, transferring the management and responsibility of the road to Council. Notification has been completed in line with section 11 of the Act 2004. 

Part of the currently unsealed section of road will also be upgraded by developers to support an approved neighbouring housing development, with construction scheduled to commence in June-July 2024.  

If you would like to provide any feedback regarding this proposal, please email council’s Property Services team no later than 5pm on 3 June 2024, via mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au or mail your submission to: 

Cardinia Shire Council   

Attn: Property Services team 

PO Box 7 Pakenham 3810   

Alternatively, this can be delivered to the Civic Centre located at 20 Siding Avenue, Officer. 

For further information, please contact the Property Services team on 1300 787 624, email mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au or visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/publicnotices.  

Tree Pruning for power line clearance

Cardinia Shire Council has engaged contractors to inspect and prune street trees growing around powerlines to ensure branches do not impact power supply. 

All vegetation clearance work must be carried out in compliance with the Electrical Safety Act 1998 which stipulates the minimum safe clearance between trees and powerlines to keep regrowth clear. 

Council is responsible for managing powerline clearance in its declared areas of Pakenham, Beaconsfield and Emerald. Information and maps showing Council’s declared areas can be found in Council’s Electrical Line Clearance Management Plan (ELCMP) which is available on Council’s website

Tree Pruning will occur in September and October 2024. Works will be audited and will be compliant with Council’s ELCMP. 

For more information, please contact Cardinia Shire Council on 1300 787 624.