Roads, trees and major projects news
Building sustainable roads in Nar Nar Goon North
Stage 1 upgrade works are now underway on Bessie Creek Road in Nar Nar Goon North.
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Cardinia Shire Council’s 2025 Tree Planting Program Takes Root
Over 750 trees will be planted in nature strips and parks throughout the Cardinia Shire as part of Council’s annual tree planting program commencing this week.
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Officer’s Toun-nun Child and Family Centre officially opened!
Toun-nun Child and Family Centre, located at 46 Fairweather Parade in Officer, was officially opened yesterday.
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New name for landmark park in Officer
After extensive community consultation, Cardinia Shire Council has endorsed ‘Torongo Park’ as the new name for the Officer District Park site at the August 2024 Council Meeting.
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Official name announced for Cardinia Shire’s next Child and Family Centre
Cardinia Shire Council is excited to announce the official name of its next Child and Family Centre, set to open in 2025 in Pakenham, will be ‘Boollam Boollam Child and Family Centre’.
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Better local roads in Heath Hill
Upgrade works are now underway on Mount Lyall Road in Heath Hill.
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Building sustainable roads in Nar Nar Goon
Sealing upgrade works are now underway on Dore Road in Nar Nar Goon.
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Delivering local roads in Officer
Upgrades are now complete on Brunt Road and Pioneer Way in Officer.
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Paving the way to better local roads in the Hills
Sealing works on Glen Road, Station Street and Garden Street in Cockatoo and Innes Road, Russell Road, Gembrook Road service lane and Blackwood Lane in Gembrook are now complete.
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Breaking ground on Officer District Park
Cardinia Shire Council is breaking ground on the exciting, new 10-hectare adventure and nature park, Officer District Park.
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Carpark upgrades in Pakenham
Works are underway to upgrade the James Street carpark in Pakenham.
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Accessibility upgrades in Officer
Upgrade works have been completed on a new accessible carpark in Officer.
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Building safer local roads in Nar Nar Goon
Black Spot upgrade works are now underway on Bald Hill Road and Five Mile Road in Nar Nar Goon.
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Building sustainable local roads across Cardinia Shire
Cardinia Shire Council is making ground-breaking strides in sustainable road construction practices, using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to survey underground tree roots.
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Connecting roads in Officer
Upgrade works are underway on Brunt Road and Pioneer Way in Officer.
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Building better local roads in Gembrook
Cardinia Shire Council has started road sealing works on Innes Road, Blackwood Lane, Russell Road and the services roads for Redwood Road and Gembrook Road in Gembrook.
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More than $100 million withdrawn from local roads projects
Council has received official confirmation that $109 million of committed funding for the Sealing the Hills roads program, has been discontinued and withdrawn by the federal government.
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Lighting the way for local wildlife
Cardinia Shire Council is trailing wildlife sensitive lighting in selected locations including along McGregor and Soldiers Roads in Rythdale.
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Better local roads in Rythdale
Sealing upgrade works are now complete on McGregor Road and Soldiers Road in Rythdale.
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Council continues advocacy for road program funding
Cardinia Shire Council resolved to continue to advocate for the delivery of the Sealing the Hills program at last night’s council meeting.
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Council continues to advocate for Sealing the Hills funding
Cardinia Shire Council and Yarra Ranges Council sent representatives to Canberra last week to meet with the federal government about their commitment to fund the $300 million unsealed roads projects.
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Building better local roads in Officer
Construction is underway in Officer on Timbertop and Pink Hill Boulevards.
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Assessing our local roads
A shire-wide sealed and unsealed road condition assessment to improve the renewal and maintenance programming, connectivity, mobility and safety of Cardinia Shire’s road networks will begin shortly.
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Temporary connecting path for Rix Road, Officer
Cardinia Shire Council is currently considering options for constructing a temporary path linking the Rix Road and Bridge Road pathway networks in Officer.
