Council Secures Funding for Safer Intersections

Published on 29 June 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council has secured $781,000 in funding from the Victorian Government as part of the Safe Local Roads and Streets Program (SLRSP).

The funding will go directly towards improving key intersections and road safety infrastructure within the Shire, making travel safer for those on the region's roads.

Locations for improvement works will include Mill Road and Tarrington-Strathkellar Road which will see speed limit reductions and an intersection realignment. Multiple intersections on Hamilton-Chatsworth Road will be upgraded as well as speed limit reductions and safety improvements for Tarrington.

Southern Grampians Shire Council Mayor Dennis Heslin said the grant was a very welcome announcement.

“We’re really pleased to receive funding once again from the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) Safe Local Roads and Streets Program,” said Cr Heslin.

“We secured $2 million in early 2025 to improve seven pedestrian crossings across Hamilton with works mostly now completed. To see the next phase of intersections addressed through this funding stream is testament to the works our teams have done in delivering these earlier projects.

“The reality is we a have huge number of roads in terms of kilometres to maintain so receiving funding supports us to improve safety within the region. This new infrastructure will make it safer and easier to travel around our community, by reducing the risk for serious crashes at these locations.”

The funded locations were identified through Road Safety Assessment (RSA) audits which were conducted on all Council managed collector and link roads in 2023, from which locations were shortlisted for potential improvements.

These assessments provided invaluable input for Council, DTP and TAC to define the priority safety improvements on the highest-risk local roads, intersections and precincts across the Shire.

“Council will continue to pursue funding opportunities wherever possible to continue to improve our road network,” concluded Cr Heslin.

Works will be completed on these new locations by end of May 2027. Council will provide more information on project timelines in future.

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