A clean-up of litter and road barrier repairs on a section of the Western Freeway in Moorabool is on the cards, with council raising the issue earlier this month.
At Moorabool’s June 4 council meeting, councillor Rod Ward raised a notice of motion calling for the council to write to the state expressing its concern with an increase in litter and illegally dumped rubbish on the Western Freeway between Ballarat and Melton, requesting an urgent clean-up and repair of road barriers on this stretch.
It also requested more frequent clean-ups at the location.
“The litter and illegally dumped rubbish is creating a very poor image for the beautiful Moorabool Shire that is very proud of our stunning wilderness, native flora and fauna, gorges, rivers, picnic grounds, mineral springs and trails,” Cr Ward said.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen the prevalence of litter and illegally dumped rubbish … on the Western Freeway as I do today, and particularly in between Ballarat and Melton,” he said.
Cr Steve Venditti-Taylor said that along the same stretch of the freeway has “major issues with the barriers that run along there.
“The full length from Hopetoun Park to Bungaree – there’s probably about twenty sites that have been damaged,” Cr Venditti-Taylor said.
A state government spokesperson said crews are currently performing roadside mowing and the collection of rubbish along the stretch of road, as part of an investment towards Victoria-wide road maintenance
“Works to repair safety barriers and guard rails along the Western Freeway between Melton and Ballarat will begin over the coming weeks and will be completed by the end of July,” the spokesperson said.
