Roads and footpaths

Pink sunset over Point Lonsdale main street

Council is responsible for maintaining an extensive network of roads and footpaths within the Borough of Queenscliffe. Often this requires working with external stakeholders such as VicRoads, and our municipal neighbours the City of Greater Geelong.

An asset renewal and maintenance program is in place for Council infrastructure including roads, paths and drainage. Maintenance undertaken on Council-managed collector and access roads include tasks such as road resealing, line marking and patching of traffic lanes and shoulders, as well as more significant reconstruction works from time to time. We also maintain vegetation within the road reserve to ensure safety.

Commercial use of footpaths

Commercial use of footpaths by businesses in the Borough refers to where businesses wish to use footpaths for purposes including:

Displaying goods
Bulky goods
A-frame signs
Tables and chairs (with and without alcohol service)
Screens
Planter boxes.

It's important to keep in mind that footpaths are a community space. While we do want to support business operations, we also need to protect the safety of pedestrians, visual amenity and traffic flow. To ensure that you can take advantage of the space in an optimal way, read the 'commercial use of footpaths guidelines' and apply for a permit to gain permission. The permit application form is available in the local laws and permits section of this website.

Tourism and services signage

The prime purpose of tourist signage is to give visitors direction or guidance to tourist attractions and accommodation.

If you're seeking to place a tourist or services sign within a road service, you should lodge an application with Council and make sure it meets the VicRoads tourist signing guidelines.

Application forms for tourist attractions, accommodation and services signs are available for download. Once you've completed the form, please submit it to Council and include any relevant supporting material.

We'll assess the application, and forward it to VicRoads if necessary.

Road Management Plan

The purpose of a Road Management Plan (RMP) is defined in the Road Management Act 2004 (the Act), which sets the following objectives:

1. To establish a management system for our road management functions, which is based on policy, operational objectives, and available resources.

2. To set the performance standards for our road management functions. The RMP details the Borough’s standards for how often roads and footpaths are inspected, what defects are repaired, and the timelines for repairs.

It also provides a policy defence against claims for damages against the Council arising from the performance (or non-performance) of road management duties. To read the RMP, click on the button below.

Road Management Plan

Types of roads

There are four classes of roads in the Borough:

Private roads: responsibility of the owners
Link roads: responsibility of VicRoads
Collector roads: responsibility of Council
Access roads: responsibility of Council.

Some link roads contain sections of road classified as access road, which means the maintenance responsibilities are shared between Council and VicRoads. Check out the Local Road Register to learn the status of any road in the Borough.