Newcombe Street, Drysdale (No. 60 to Waterway Court) - SRC 377 | Special Rate and Charge Schemes at the City

Update - May 2026

At its ordinary meeting on Tuesday 23 June 2026, Council will be asked to consider a report, including a submission from a property owner regarding the cost apportionment methodology used to inform this scheme.

Should Council declare this scheme, levy notices will be issued to all property owners.

The personal information and feedback (collectively the Data) requested on this page is being collected by City of Greater Geelong (City) for the purpose of the Newcombe Street, Drysdale (Waterway Court to No. 60) SRC 377project, and any other directly related purpose (Project).

A de-identified engagement summary report may be published on our website.

If your personal information is not collected, the Project may not be able to be adequately conducted, and the City may not be able to contact you for further questions or to find solutions.

In order to collect and conduct in depth and detailed analysis of the Data for the purposes of the Project, the City will disclose the Data (including your personal information if provided) to its third-party service providers, including Social Pinpoint Pty Ltd, Converlens Pty Ltd and Amazon Web Services.

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Our privacy policy is available on our website. If you wish to alter any of the personal information you have supplied to the City, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

Timeline

Timeline item 1 - complete

Project Commences

Road upgrade was supported via a petition received in April 2025.
Timeline item 2 - complete

Community Engagement

Benefiting property owners are invited to have their say on the proposed road upgrade via our survey.
Survey opened Thursday 6 November 2025.
Timeline item 3 - complete

Community engagement closed

Survey closes 5pm Thursday 4 December 2025.
Timeline item 4 - complete

Community Feedback Reviewed

Property owners were informed in December 2025 that 60% support was received to proceed to a report to Council asking them to advertise their intention to declare a Special Charge scheme to seal this section of road with a concrete edge strip.
Timeline item 5 - complete

Community informed of next steps

A letter was sent to all benefiting property owners in December 2025.
Timeline item 6 - complete

Intention to Declare Submission period open

At its ordinary meeting on 24 February 2026, Council resolved their intention to declare the Special Rate and Charge Scheme to seal Newcombe Street, Drysdale from No. 60 to Waterway Court. A public notice was published in The Times newspaper on Friday 6 March 2026. A copy of the notice was sent to all property owners the same day (6 March 2026).
The submission / objection period will be open from Friday 6 March 2026 and will close on Friday 10 April 2026.
Timeline item 7 - complete

Submission Review

One submission was received. They did not wish to speak with Council at a Submission Review Panel hearing.
Timeline item 8 - active

Declaration report presented to Council

Council will consider declaring this Special Charge scheme at its meeting on 23 June 2026.
Timeline item 9 - incomplete

Residents informed of the outcome

Levy notices will be sent to property owners if the scheme is declared. If the scheme is abandoned. Property owners will be advised.
Timeline item 10 - incomplete

Opportunity to object to VCAT

If the scheme is declared, benefiting property owners will have the opportunity to object to VCAT (Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal).
Timeline item 11 - incomplete

Contract tender process / Procurement

An advert will be placed to invite tenders from construction companies to perform these works.
A contract will then be drawn up and signed. Residents will be notified when the works will commence.

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Process steps explained

As outlined in the 1989 Local Government Act, the following statutory steps will be followed with every Special Rate and Charge Scheme.

The SRC process may be initiated by the City, property owners or residents within the area.

The level of preliminary investigation, survey and consultation will usually depend on the complexity of the issues surrounding the need for the infrastructure.

The City will seek the views of all those property owners who may be the subject of a scheme through an early engagement and make an assessment of the degree of support before proceeding to survey and design.

The Council views consultation as an essential element of all SRC Schemes. This may be done in various ways depending on the circumstances and may include correspondence, brochures, public meetings, personal contact etc.

Councilors and Council Officers are always available to provide information and importantly to receive feedback on property owner’s views and opinions.

The Local Government Act requires the City to carry out certain formal processes:

A report is presented with all details of a proposed SRC scheme and the City may resolve its “Intention to declare a "Special Rate or Charge”.

The scheme is then advertised (Geelong Advertiser) and at the same time a letter of advice sent to all owners.

The process provides for owners to make submissions and objections to Council regarding any aspect of the scheme, which must be lodged within 28 days.

A Submissions Review Panel of Councilors is then convened and submitters may address this Panel.

The Panel having considered all submissions and information makes a recommendation to the City.

A detailed report is then placed before the Council which includes the Submissions Review Panel recommendation.

If the Council resolve to proceed, the SRC Scheme is declared. The Council may at this stage also modify or abandon the scheme.

Given a resolution to declare the SRC Scheme, a notice is issued to each owner liable to pay the charge. This indicates the estimated amount of the rate or charge and advises of rights to seek a review via the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). An application to VCAT must be lodged within 30 days of the issue of the Council notice.

On application, VCAT will conduct a hearing and advise all parties of its decision.

Council will send a payment option form and, as instructed by the Local Government Act 2020 (Amendment ), start invoicing within 12 months of the scheme being declared.

When works are completed, the costs are finalised and an adjustment made to each owners costs to reflect the actual, final costs. Where the finalised actual costs are lower than the amount paid a refund will be provided.

On completion of works, a final report will be provided to Council to advise of the final costings. Residents will be advised of any cost adjustments at this time. Please note that in line with the Local Government Act 1989, should the project go over budget, residents will never be charged more that a further 10% or the original cost.

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Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:

Contact Information
Name	Alison McGorman, Special Rates and Charges Program Manager
Phone	03 5272 4608
Email	engineeringplans@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
Website	yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/
In writing	PO Box 104 Geelong Vic 3220

Council Plan 2025-29

This project aligns with the Core and Critical Infrastructure Strategic Objective of our Council Plan.

Contact Information
Phone	03 5272 5272
Website	www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/contact/

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Newcombe Street, Drysdale (Waterway Court to No. 60) SRC 377

Update - May 2026

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Newcombe Street, Drysdale (Waterway Court to No. 60) SRC 377

Update - May 2026

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