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Cumberland Park Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Timeline, 2023–July 2026

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Executive summary

The City of Mitcham's Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) study for Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens (West) originated from a February 2023 Council endorsement to investigate traffic, parking, road safety and access issues in the area bounded by Goodwood Road, Daws Road, Winston Avenue and Cross Road, following community concerns focused particularly on Ormond Avenue [1][2][8]. The project proceeded through data collection, two rounds of community engagement (2023–24 and March–April 2025), a series of Council information sessions, and a formal Council decision in November 2025 that endorsed a package of six treatments, most notably a 40 km/h precinct speed limit trial [6][9][10][12][14][15]. Implementation status was reported through to February 2026, and by mid-2026 the project had become a recurring line item in Council's 2026/27 budget and Long-Term Financial Plan deliberations, with its funding revisited across three separate Council meetings amid broader rate-setting disputes [16][18][20][21][22][24].

The record shows the LATM as one of several traffic initiatives feeding into Council's broader "Moving Mitcham – Your Integrated Transport Plan," and highlights persistent community division over the speed-limit proposal (roughly 55–57% support) even as Administration maintained its support on road-safety grounds [12][15][19]. Separately, elected member commentary in the Mitcham Community News corroborates and adds colour to the formal record, including the note that the 40 km/h change remains subject to Department for Infrastructure and Transport approval [23].

Timeline

February 2023 — Study endorsed

Council endorsed undertaking of an LATM study for the area bounded by Cross Road, Winston Avenue, Daws Road and Goodwood Road, with administration directed to undertake the study and report back following consultation on a draft plan [1][8]. The study area included Ormond Avenue, which had been the subject of specific community concerns [2][8].

July 2023 — Study underway, priority project

The Traffic and Transport Program update reported the "Cumberland and Daw Park LATM" as a Priority 1, $50,000 project [1]. Administration was undertaking traffic data collection ahead of launching community engagement, with the community engagement (letter drop and Your Say Mitcham portal) scheduled to commence in late August 2023, and a Council report anticipated late 2023 [1].

October 2023 – January 2024 — Initial community engagement

An initial community engagement for the Daw Park and Cumberland Park LATM study was conducted between October 2023 and January 2024, using a traditional mail-out survey and online engagement, gathering feedback from residents and stakeholders to inform the draft plan [8]. This consultation generated 364 responses [8]; a related online survey analysis recorded 338 responses (33.1% Cumberland Park, 29.0% Daw Park, 16.0% Colonel Light Gardens, 21.9% from outside the study area), representing about 12% of the estimated 2,205 households in the study area [7].

January 2024 — Progress update

The January 2024 Traffic and Transport update (Item 15.2) reported over 330 community responses received, with administration reviewing feedback alongside traffic, parking and crash data to formulate an area-wide traffic treatment plan. A draft LATM scheme report was estimated to be presented to Council in March/April 2024 [2].

July 2024 — Information Session on draft recommendations

On 16 July 2024, an Information Session (held under Section 90A of the Local Government Act 1999, following a Special Full Council Meeting) included an agenda item on LATM for Cumberland Park and Daw Park, presented by Acting Manager Engineering Satyen Gandhi. Its purpose was to build shared understanding of community feedback and proposed LATM recommendations, to understand impacts adjacent to the study area/South Road project, and to consider next steps for implementation [3]. Supporting material explained the LATM concept as an area-wide approach (rather than isolated-street fixes) and clarified that the separate South Road works/DIT study — with limited scope focused only on construction impacts, and also touching on St Marys — had not resulted in specific recommendations for the Cumberland Park/Daw Park study area [4].

August 2024 — Draft plan presented; further report flagged

The August 2024 Traffic and Transport update (Item 14.2) noted that Administration had presented a draft Plan to Council at the July 2024 Information Session, and that a further report seeking Council endorsement for community engagement on the draft plan was planned for the September 2024 Council meeting [5]. A formal "Cumberland Park and Daw Park Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Preliminary Study" document was dated August 2024 (Project Reference 2024-0005, Revision A, draft issue for review) [13].

September 2024 — Council decisions on further consultation and adjacent-area investigations

At the 10 September 2024 meeting, under Item 10.4 ("Cumberland Park and Daw Park Local Area Traffic Management Plan - Draft Plan Consultation"), Council resolved two decisions [6]:

  • Decision 1: Moved by Cr Bange, seconded Cr Bhagat, Council noted the Initial Community Engagement feedback report (Attachment A) and the LATM technical report (Attachment B), and supported undertaking further community engagement on the proposed draft LATM plan (Attachment C). An amendment by Cr Todd (seconded Cr Greenshields) to expand the community engagement to include a proposed 40 km/h trial in St Marys was LOST. A "question be put" formal motion moved by Cr Hockley, seconded Cr McCarthy, was CARRIED, and the substantive motion was then put and CARRIED [6].
  • Decision 2: Moved by Cr Bange, seconded Cr Bhagat, Council resolved to develop conceptual options for key interventions in Melrose Park, Clarence Gardens and St Marys, seeking community feedback on these options, and supported a one-off operating budget allocation of $30,000 for design works to be considered at Budget Review One. An amendment by Cr Todd (seconded Cr Greenshields) to add Pasadena to the area and include a 40 km/h speed-reduction intervention for Pasadena and St Marys was LOST [6].

Background material to this meeting reiterated the February 2023 endorsement wording and confirmed that 364 responses had been received during the 2023 consultation [8]. Supporting survey statistics for the 2024 engagement were also tabled, showing 338 total responses and community interest ranking "Traffic/Transport and Infrastructure" as the top area of Council interest (13.2%) [7].

December 2024 — Elected member commentary (Mitcham Community News)

In his December 2024 MCN column, Cr Aidan Greenshields (Babbage Ward) reported that Council had endorsed the Cumberland Park and Daw Park LATM Plan draft at the September meeting, and noted the study had found similar traffic issues in neighbouring Pasadena and St Marys; he stated that he and Cr Todd had "fought to see traffic interventions in Pasadena and St Marys" [25].

14 March – 23 April 2025 — Second community consultation

A consultation period on the draft LATM (including specific treatments such as the 40 km/h speed limit change, pedestrian crossing facilities, access management and traffic calming) ran from 14 March to 23 April 2025 [10][11]. Engagement methods included an online project page via Your Say Mitcham, letterbox drops to approximately 2,500 households, and social media, e-newsletter, VMS board and poster promotion [10]. This produced 1,745 project page visitors and 394 survey responses, a 15.7% engagement rate [10].

20 May 2025 — Information Session on engagement outcomes

On 20 May 2025, an Information Session (following a Special Full Council Meeting) included a topic on "Local Area Traffic Management, Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens West," presented by Manager Engineering Satyen Gandhi, intended to give Council Members an overview of community engagement outcomes and seek feedback on proposed next steps [9]. Accompanying material set out six proposed LATM treatments and detailed community feedback for the speed-limit recommendation specifically:

  • Recommendation 1a (40 km/h, Cumberland Park): 177 support, 15 neutral, 144 oppose; Administration position "Supported"; estimated cost $35K [10].
  • Recommendation 1b (40 km/h, Daw Park & CLG West): 177 support, 17 neutral, 143 oppose; Administration position "Supported"; estimated cost $55K [10].

Other proposed treatments listed were: Recommendation 2 (safety upgrades, Little St & Eaton St near school), Recommendation 3 (intersection upgrade, Avenue Rd & Eaton St), Recommendation 4 (3-hour parking zone around the Repat Health Precinct), Recommendation 5 (truck access control, Ormond Ave), and Recommendation 6 (pedestrian refuge, Winston Ave & Richmond Ave roundabout) — the latter distinguished from the separately funded and consulted Winston Avenue/Caulfield Avenue Federal Blackspot Program project [10].

12 August 2025 — Status update; final report flagged for September

The August 2025 update (Item 12.2) confirmed that consultation on the draft LATM had been conducted in April 2025, that community feedback and Council's recommendations had been presented in May 2025, and that a final report was scheduled for the September 2025 Council meeting seeking endorsement for implementation of the proposed treatments [11].

11 November 2025 — Council endorsement of LATM recommendations

The Decision Report for Item 10.4 (previously provided as a Draft Report) sought Council endorsement of the LATM recommendations for Daw Park, Cumberland Park and Colonel Light Gardens (west), following the community engagement outcomes [14]. The report's discussion detailed all six recommendations, including community-support percentages and Administration's position, with the speed-limit trial (Recommendation 1) supported despite only marginal (~55%) community backing, citing safety benefits and consistency with Council's "safety-first" approach; estimated cost $90,000 (Cumberland Park $35K; Daw Park & CLG West $55K) [12]. A summary table of all treatments gave final community-support percentages: Rec 1a 57%, Rec 1b 57%, Rec 2 53% (Support Option 2, $75K), Rec 3 80% ($75K), Rec 4 63% ($10K), Rec 5 56% (Support Option 1, $60K), Rec 6 88% ($70K); total estimated cost $380K [15]. Item 12.1 (February 2026, see below) subsequently confirmed Council had endorsed these LATM recommendations at its meeting on 11 November 2025 [16].

December 2025 — Elected member recap (Mitcham Community News)

In his December 2025 MCN column, Cr Kamal Bhagat (Overton Ward) reported that, following community feedback on the Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens (West) LATM plan, Council had endorsed LATM draft recommendations despite mixed community views, with the speed-limit reduction endorsed by only a slim margin [23]. He confirmed the speed limit throughout Cumberland Park and Daw Park would be reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h, subject to approval from the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, while Winston Avenue (a distributor road) would retain 50 km/h except at its intersection with Caulfield Avenue [23]. He also noted Council support for the pedestrian refuge at Winston/Richmond Avenues, truck-movement reduction measures on Ormond Avenue (signage and a physical slow point), and a three-hour parking restriction around the Repat Health Precinct [23]. Separately, he reported that the related traffic study for Melrose Park, Clarence Gardens and St Marys (with a proposed 40 km/h limit, excluding distributor roads/bus routes such as Edward Street, Winston Avenue, Daws Road and Cashel Street) would be considered by Council in early 2026, and that Overton Ward was seeking a $300,000 State Government grant for a Winston Avenue Place-Based Pilot Project at an as-yet-undetermined intersection [23].

10 February 2026 — Implementation status update

Item 12.1 confirmed Council's 11 November 2025 endorsement of the LATM recommendations and listed the endorsed treatments for 2025/2026: introduction of a 40 km/h area speed limit across Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens West; installation of slow points and peak-hour truck restrictions on Ormond Avenue; installation of pedestrian refuge facilities at Winston Avenue and the Richmond Avenue roundabout; and introduction of 3P timed parking controls within the Repat Hospital precinct [16].

17 March 2026 — Unrelated community land matter (note)

An Item 10.2 report from 17 March 2026 contains written community submissions regarding a proposed Community Land Management Plan (CLMP) for internal reserves, including debate over revoking existing private-use permissions and returning reserves to public use [17]. This material concerns land management in the Colonel Light Gardens area rather than the Cumberland Park/Daw Park traffic LATM, and no direct connection between the two matters is established in the record.

7 April 2026 — Budget deliberations begin referencing LATM funding

At the 7 April 2026 meeting (Item 4, Decision Items), during debate on the draft 2026/27 Annual Business Plan, Budget and Long-Term Financial Plan, an amendment moved by Cr Wells (seconded Cr Tilley) proposed consulting the community on a modified Budget Option B1, which included, among a list of new services funded at 1.06%, "Local Area Traffic Management - Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens West" costed at 0.02% of the rate increase [18]. The excerpt provided does not show the outcome (carried/lost) of this specific amendment.

12 May 2026 — LATM listed among current transport projects

Item 11.1, "Current Projects Underway," reported that the Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens LATM was one of several initiatives identified within "Moving Mitcham – Your Integrated Transport Plan" that were already underway or endorsed by Council for progression, listed under the "Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Plans" focus area with status "Partially Funded" [19]. The same report separately listed the "40km/h speed limit trials" focus area, noting the "Cumberland Park, Daw Park and CLG West 40km/h trial" as "Partially Funded," and listed the Repat Precinct Parking Management initiative as sitting "under Cumberland Park and Daw Park LATM" [19].

16 June 2026 — Budget decision, division called

At the 16 June 2026 meeting (Item 10.4, "Preparation of the Draft 2026/27 Long-Term Financial Plan and the Draft 2026/27 Annual Business Plan"), a motion moved by Cr Bange (seconded Cr Hockley) proposed an average rate increase of 6.48%, including "Local Area Traffic Management – Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens (West)" among new services funded at 0.77% [20]. An amendment moved by Cr Greenshields (seconded Cr Bange) proposed an alternative rate increase of 6.59%, again listing the LATM among new services, this time funded at 0.87% [20][21]. The amendment was CARRIED; Councillor George called a division, and the decision was set aside, then the Mayor declared the motion CARRIED on a vote of 6 (Bange, Bhagat, Greenshields, Hockley, Todd, Wells) to 5 (George, McCarthy, Morrison, Moss, Tilley) [21]. A separately logged resolution record for this item gives the final adopted rate increase as 6.58% (a $156 increase for the average residential property), with the LATM again listed among new services funded at 0.87% [24].

30 June 2026 — Further budget revision

At the 30 June 2026 meeting (Item 5, Decision Items), Council further revised the funding schedule, listing "Local Area Traffic Management – Cumberland Park, Daw Park and Colonel Light Gardens (West)" among new services now funded at 0.67% of the rate increase, alongside items such as increased library operating hours (0.24%), climate risk response, affordable household energy, and stormwater network upgrades [22]. The motion also resolved that rates modelling be re-run and that the revised 2026/27 Draft Annual Business Plan, Long-Term Financial Plan and rates modelling be re-presented to Council by 14 July 2026 at the latest [22]. Councillor Kruse voted against the motion; a division was called by Councillor Hockley and the decision was set aside; the vote was 8 (Bange, Bhagat, George, Greenshields, Moss, Tilley, Todd, Wells) in favour to 4 (Hockley, Kruse, McCarthy, Morrison) against, and the Mayor declared the motion CARRIED [22].

Key findings

  • The Cumberland Park LATM originated from a February 2023 Council endorsement targeting an area bounded by Goodwood Road, Daws Road, Winston Avenue and Cross Road, driven specifically by community concerns about Ormond Avenue [1][2][8].
  • The study followed a two-stage community engagement process: an initial round (October 2023–January 2024, 338–364 responses) and a second, treatment-specific round (14 March–23 April 2025, 394 responses, 15.7% engagement rate) [7][8][10].
  • Council held two dedicated Information Sessions on the LATM (16 July 2024 and 20 May 2025), both presented by the Manager/Acting Manager Engineering, Satyen Gandhi, to brief elected members ahead of formal decisions [3][9].
  • In September 2024, Council supported further consultation on the draft LATM and separately resolved to develop and consult on conceptual traffic interventions for Melrose Park, Clarence Gardens and St Marys, with a $30,000 design budget; proposed extensions to include Pasadena and 40 km/h trials in St Marys/Pasadena were both moved but lost [6].
  • The centrepiece recommendation — a 40 km/h precinct speed limit — passed community consultation with only marginal support (~55–57%), yet was backed by Administration on safety grounds and endorsed by Council on 11 November 2025 [12][15][16].
  • The full endorsed package comprised six treatments (speed limit, school safety upgrades, an intersection upgrade, timed parking near the Repat precinct, Ormond Avenue truck access controls, and a Winston/Richmond Avenue pedestrian refuge), with a total estimated cost of $380,000 [15][16].
  • Implementation of the 40 km/h limit remains contingent on approval from the state Department for Infrastructure and Transport, per elected member reporting [23].
  • The LATM project has recurred in three separate 2026 budget-setting meetings (7 April, 16 June, 30 June) as a funded "new service," with its share of the rate increase changing between iterations (0.02%, 0.77%/0.87%, then 0.67%), reflecting ongoing Council disagreement over the overall rate increase rather than the LATM itself [18][20][21][22][24].
  • The LATM is formally positioned within Council's broader "Moving Mitcham – Your Integrated Transport Plan," alongside related but distinct projects such as the Winston Avenue/Caulfield Avenue Blackspot project and the Repat Precinct parking management initiative [10][19].

Open questions

  • The record does not show the actual September 2025 Council report/decision that Item 12.2 said was scheduled for that month [11]; the process instead appears to have culminated in a November 2025 decision report [12][14][15] — it is unclear whether the September 2025 meeting occurred, was deferred, or is simply not captured in the provided material.
  • The outcome (carried or lost) of Cr Wells's 7 April 2026 budget amendment that first listed LATM Cumberland Park funding at 0.02% is not shown in the excerpt provided [18].
  • The relationship, if any, between the unrelated Colonel Light Gardens Community Land Management Plan consultation (17 March 2026) [17] and the Cumberland Park LATM is not established in the record; they appear to be separate Council matters that happen to touch overlapping geography.
  • The material does not confirm whether the Department for Infrastructure and Transport has approved the proposed 40 km/h speed limit reduction referenced as still pending in December 2025 [23].
  • Progress on the separate Melrose Park/Clarence Gardens/St Marys traffic interventions (flagged for "early 2026" consideration) is not detailed beyond the 2024 budget allocation and the December 2025 MCN mention [6][23].
  • The final, reconciled 2026/27 Annual Business Plan and Long-Term Financial Plan — due to be re-presented to Council by 14 July 2026 — and its ultimate treatment of LATM Cumberland Park funding, is not included in the material provided [22].

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