Small Town Streetscapes

Improvement works include:
- Bicycle racks.
- Directional signage to Community Centre and Chinese Cemetery.
- Street Trees.
- Street Furniture: Seating x2 outside post office and general store.
- Share lane markings for bicycles.
- Artwork.
- Redefined entrance to Community Park.

Improvement works include:
- Formalised crossing point with granite banding and signage.
- New PTV bus shelter on concrete paving.
- Landscaping and seating to monument at War Memorial.

Improvement works include:
- Street Trees.
- Provide directional signage to point of interest.
- Provide defined parking spaces.
- Road markings for dedicated bike lane.
- Repaint Back Creek Road Bridge & Pedestrian bridge.
- Replace Castlemaine Events signage with Welcome to Taradale signage.
- Defined parking spaces of Jackson Street.
- Remove bus stop of outside the service station and combine with the stop outside Taradale Wine and Produce Store.
- Provide seating and bus shelter.

Improvement works include:
- Install shelter and seating at existing bus stops that have defined bus zone line markings
- Create a defined entrance to Ellery Park including landscaping and signage
- Install bicycle racks
- Level and seal car parking near General Store to include accessible parking space
- Create a paved courtyard space with seating between the Town Hall and Ellery Park
- Install seating, street lighting and street landscaping.

The proposed pedestrian refuge noted on the concept plan (item 6) located between Chewton Soldiers Memorial Park and the old Chewton General Store is not feasible in accordance with design standards.

The proposed location is not feasible due to the following reasons:

• The proposed location is at a bend is considered a road hazard for both pedestrian using the island and motorists using the road as it is a single lane in each direction.
• The tapered centreline line-marking required will extend beyond the North Street, Fryers Road intersection which is not in acceptable in accordance with design standards, and will create confusion amongst the motorists coming into the intersection from both roads.
• Refuge islands are preferred by VicRoads to be “Mid Block”, therefore not located at an intersection.
• The added kerb outstands in this location reduced the crossing width to 6.6 m, which is appropriate for this location with a speed limit of 50km/hr.

Council is investigating the feasibility of a pedestrian refuge located approximately 40 m east of Fryers Road opposite the ‘Former Church’ as this location is close to the bus stops. Council intend to finalise the design in coming months to keep the Small Town Streetscape project moving in Chewton.

Improvement works include:
- Civil works improvements at the intersection of Fryers St and Templeton St (Midland Highway) (e.g. kerb and channel, pedestrian refuge, drainage, road re-surfacing, car parking, line marking)
- Accessibility improvements for the Barassi bust statue (e.g. access ramp, steps and fence modifications)
- Extend concrete lintels for bus stop access outside the Guildford Family Hotel
- Install directional and interpretative signage at key locations
- Landscaping improvements.

Improvement works include:
- Install seating near the Mens Shed and Swimming Pool
- Beautification works on the forecourt at the Newstead Community Centre
- Construction of improved storm water drainage, road seal/surface and line marking, footpaths, kerb and channel on Panmure Street
- Seal and improve drainage to the current gravel areas with asphalt on both sides of the Lyons Street, east of Panmure Street, including line marking to demarcate bus stop areas
- Provide parking spaces (where acceptable to Department of Transport) at the front of the Community Centre, Grocer and Milk Bar on the Pyrenees Highway and near the Grocer on Panmure Street
- Upgrades to landscaping around mature tree and recently planted street trees, including watering improvements
- Interpretive signage at key locations within the core township centre
- Rationalise existing bike racks
- Landscaping including tree plantings.

The aim of this project includes:

• Increasing liveability in each town by improving the attractiveness and safety of town centres.
• Creating improved town centres though the provision of supporting infrastructure to the main streets, improving economic growth in the retail, trade, food and accommodation sectors.
• Increasing visitation and tourism through infrastructure such as interpretive and directional signage to sites of interest.
• Improving beautification, social connections and support through active transport through infrastructure.
• Attracting new residents to townships.
• Increasing land/property value of the townships.

The project outcomes will include:

• The delivery of on the ground improvements to the town centres.
• Strengthened character of the town centres.
• Improved economic activity and community connections.