Looking After Yarra Ranges - June & July Update

Yarra Ranges Shire Council

Our crews have been busy across Yarra Ranges, making our community spaces better every day!

From refreshing parks to fixing footpaths, we're committed to creating spaces you love.

June and July works

Check out some of the highlights from the past two months:

Monbulk Aquatic Centre planting - Chandler Ward

Melba Ward

Charles Street Kindergarten upgrade works.
Lilydale Bowls Club roof replacement tenders awarded.
Lilydale Tennis Club refurbishment tenders awarded.
Lilydale Town Centre wayfinding signage installed.
Old Pound Reserve, Lilydale drainage.
Charles Street Kindergarten upgrade works.
Lilydale Bowls Club roof replacement.
Lilydale Tennis Club refurbishment.
Red Earth Mooroolbark Public Toilets new partitions and internal painting.
Poyner Reserve, Lilydale surface reinstatement adjacent to footpath.
Main Street, Lilydale toilet decals updated.
Melba Park public toilets timed locks installation and replacement of broken/damaged toilet cisterns.
Red Earth Community Park garden beds mulched.

Walling Ward

Pinks Reserve redundant toilet demolition.
Elizabeth Bridge fitness station maintenance.
Birkenhead Drive, Kilsyth no stopping sharp bend signage.
Elizabeth Bridge public toilets increased lighting.
Charles Street preschool accessible bathroom access ramp, sinks and cabinet replacements.
Hookey Park public toilets new epoxy flooring and partition doors in male toilets.
Elizabeth Bridge public toilets installation of timed locks and anti-graffiti internal painting.
Banksia Street, Montrose pedestrian warning signs.

Lyster Ward

Sherbrooke Family and Childrens Centre garden blitz.
St Martins Church Hall ramp and deck renewal.
Belgrave South Reserve hard court areas with skate-able elements constructed plus Netball Pavilion accessibility upgrades.
Belgrave Hub Play space landscaping improvements completed.
Belgrave Rail Trail Improvements.
Belgrave Lake Park, Belgrave WUSD rectification works underway.
Belgrave Lake Park, Belgrave WUSD renovation works ongoing.
Food Garden Belgrave accessible ramp signage.
Kaola Street, Belgrave road hump warning signage.
Selby Tennis Club structure rectification works preparation of scoping document and seeking of quotes.
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Hall Kitchen Upgrade in design phase.
Puffing Billy Toilets new partitions installed and epoxy flooring.
Belgrave Township toilets new partitions installed.
Belgrave South Community Hall installation of split system heating/cooling, bathroom refurbishment and painting.
Lysterfield Transfer Station two new water tanks installed.
St Martins Church Hall deck replacement.

O'Shannassy Ward

Grieve Street, Launching Place, drainage pipe reinstated between pits and sink hole and erosion restoration.
Scotchman's Creek public toilet new epoxy flooring in male toilet, painting of the accessible toilet and new decals.
Yarra Junction Bowls Club amenities construction.
Wesburn Park temporary change facility service connections.
Yarra Junction Playspace seasaw maintenance, replacement of worn strap swing seat and replacement of broken infant swing seat.
Banksia Circuit, Wesburn localised road widening.
60 Wonga Road, Millgrove drainage improvements.
Yarra Junction Bowls Club amenities construction.
Beenak Road, Beenak gravel road signage.
Sheepstation Creek Road, Yellingbo advisory signage for road bends.
Wesburn Park temporary change facility service connections completed.
Warburton Arts Centre new paved entrance.
Thomas Avenue public toilets new partitions and epoxy flooring.
Bramich Bridge public toilets vinyl replacement on existing doors and new epoxy flooring.
Wesburn Park public toilets additional lighting.
Woori Yallock Shops public toilet new partition installed.

Billanook Ward

Lilydale Town Centre Way Finding signage installed.
Mt Evelyn Township Road centre medians silt and weed removal.
Junction Road, Mt Evelyn WUSD rectification commenced.
Commercial Road, Mt Evelyn pipe main repair.
Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail Station Platform, Mt Evelyn retaining wall renewed.
Tramway Road, Mt Evelyn shoulder widening and additional accessible parking bays at the recreation reserve.
443 Maroondah Hwy, Lilydale drainage.
Castella Street WSUD rectification works.
Morrisons Reserve soccer pitch rabbit proofing and Playspace construction underway.
Junction Road, Mt Evelyn WUSD rectifications complete.
Melba Park, Lilydale WUSD pruning, sediment cleaning complete.
Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail at Beresford Road, Lilydale Cycle Centre Node installed.
Mikado Road, Mt Evelyn reserve entrance signage.
Commercial Road, Mt Evelyn local traffic only signs.
Lilydale Courthouse slate roof replaced.
Buckmaster Drive, Everton Road, McGregor Court, Bourke Street, Forge Road, Spring Street and Irvine Street, Mt Evelyn footpath upgrade works.
Wandin North Pavilion timed locks on assessable toilet.

Streeton Ward

Upwey Town Park yarning circle planting.
Belgrave rail trail Improvements.
Montrose community playspace softfall top up.
Burwood Highway (between Darling Avene and Main Street), Upwey shared path installed.
Main Street, Olinda planting.
Alexander Avenue, Upwey advisory signage to slow down on approach to hairpin bend.
Deans Road, Upwey guideposts.
Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Tremont no stopping signs amended to have consistent messaging.
Mt Dandenong Tourist Road Service Road, Montrose signage to deter through traffic.
Alexander Avenue, Upwey advisory warning signage.
Richards Road, Montrose advisory sign for crest.
Montrose Recreation Reserve tennis pavilion / toilets new partitions, flooring and wall cladding.
Upwey skate park garden bed mulching.
Sassafras car park garden bed mulching.

Ryrie Ward

Walker Street, Healesville embankment slip reinstatement.
Oonah cultural gardens planting.
Yarra Glen Pavilion flood damage rectification works.
321 Glenview Road, Yarra Glen drainage outfall.
McMeikans Road, Yering advanced guidance signs.
Woodnook Drive, Dixons Creek bridge flood level signs.
Coldstream Community Centre entry, kitchen, amenities and ceiling upgrade works in design phase.

Chandler Ward

Karawara Native Garden, pond renovation works.
Monbulk Aquatic Centre, garden renovation works commenced.
Browns Road, Montrose minor drainage works.
Britton Road, Seville table drain rock armouring.
Valley Road, Seville WUSD upgrade and planting.
Seville Recreation Reserve bank reinstatement around the tennis courts.
Corner Jellicoe Avenue and McAllister Road, Monbulk WUSD decommissioned.
Glen Valley Reserve, Seville East drainage rectification works.
Karawara Native Garden accessible toilet refurbishment investigation.
Monbulk Aquatic Centre planting.
Monbulk Skatepark and playspace mulching and planting.
Patons Road, Macclesfield Street name blade to advise of road name change from Patons Road to Mulhalls Road.
Wards Road, Monbulk vicinity of no 3 drainage improvement works.
Monbulk RSL Public Toilets new partitions, epoxy flooring and timber decking replacement.

Chirnside Ward

Landscape Drive (bike jump site) woody weed removal preparation for planting.
Songbird Avenue, Chirnside Park no stopping signs amended to have consistent messaging.

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