Safer Streets Port Fairy Koroit online survey and community listening post results

The online community survey concerning the proposed speed changes under the TAC funded Safer Local Roads and Streets Program projects in Port Fairy and Koroit closed on 12 May. The survey attracted a total of 61 responses, with 63.3% of the responses being in favour of the proposed changes.

Of the positive respondents, those that suggested additional streets to the proposed coverage appear to have been from Port Fairy. Five suggested that Regent Street should be added to the coverage, four suggested that Ocean Drive needed to be added, two suggested that the area around Moyne Health Service should be included, three wanted the coverage of the entirety of Port Fairy, and five requested reductions on the arterial network through town.

Of the negative respondents, some did support a more limited rollout of speed reductions. Two supported the majority of the rollout, but with one or two streets excluded, seven respondents supported a 40 km/h zone in Sackville Street, six respondents supported 40 km/h zone in sections of Bank Street, one suggested the area around Moyne Health, two suggested a section of Ocean Drive and one suggested O’Briens Lane in Koroit.

Council staff also conducted listening posts at Koroit Theatre from 3-6pm on Monday 4 May and at Port Fairy Lecture Theatre from 3-6pm on Wednesday 6 May. Three people attended the Koroit listening post, with two people in support of the proposed reductions. 10 people attended the Port Fairy listening post, of which six supported the proposed reductions. Three people attending the Port Fairy session wanted the 40-zone extended to cover the whole town. Two of these respondents particularly wanted the zone extended to cover the area around Baxter Street Reserve and Moyne Health Service.

Next Steps

Following the consultation Council officers will undertake the following actions.

1. Install the new safer speed limit zones in Koroit and Port Fairy as per the plans provided to the community for consultation. Works are proposed to commence in the first week of June 2026.
2. During the consultation process the following streets were identified as being add for consideration for safer speed limits. These streets will be further investigated and considered as part of the project, where implementation of new speed limits would occur later.
   1. Regent Street (Princes Hwy - Gipps St) Port Fairy
   2. Ocean Drive Port Fairy
   3. Area around Baxter Street Reserve and Moyne Health Service Port Fairy
   4. O’Briens Lane in Koroit.
3. Council will provide the community with an update of the above via social media, and media releases.