Works update - 23 October 2026

Published on 23 October 2026

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Works updates

Maintenance

- Our road patching crews are continuing with pothole and edge break repairs and service requests. 

- Report any potholes through Snap Send Solve or our customer service team.

- Public facility cleaning crews are on regular daily duties.

- Street sweeper truck is following regular planned schedule.

Reseal

- Council's 100km 2026/27 road resealing program will start on 2 November 2026. See a full list of roads on our Road Resealing page. 

- The selection of roads to be resealed is determined by a third party auditor who sets our priorities for the year. Council will go to tender shortly to set a new 10-year road resealing strategy.

Construction

- Woolsthorpe-Hexham Road, Woolsthorpe - set to be restabilised by 26 October. 

- Occupation Lane, Garvoc - stabilisation works to commence next week.

- Unsealed road re-sheeting is underway. 

- Maintenance grading is ongoing with 3 graders across the shire. All unsealed roads get a minimum of 1 grade per year.

 

Open space

- See the survey on Engage Moyne on what minor works the community would like to see at Baxter Street Reserve, Port Fairy.  

- Township mowing program is underway as weather allows. 

- Roadside slashing is underway with 5 slashers currently active around the Shire. 

- Our annual slashing program is based on a minimum of one cut per location with more as required.

- In townships, selected roads are slashed to fence lines as part of our fire prevention program.

- Open Space teams work on a 3-week cycle through all townships. During Spring this can extend to 4 weeks dependant on growth.

- Roadside spraying is also underway. See link below for a full list of all roads in the 2026/27 slashing and spraying program.

- The Panmure free camping site is now open for the summer season.

- Panmure swimming hole diving board to be reinstalled by 30 October.

- Skenes Road, Port Fairy road shoulder trimming to begin soon, from the golf course to the 60km sign. Further details to follow.