Almost 300 people have signed a petition calling for Brimbank council to upgrade part of an Albion road from gravel to asphalt.
Upon receiving the petition signed by 298 people last week, the council said it would consider their request to have the dirt road end of Carrington Drive asphalted.
The petition was spearheaded by members of the Maltese Bocci Club, located at the end of the no-through-road nearest to the Western Ring Road.
Club treasurer Louis Stone said members complained every day about the poor state of the road. “It can get bad, it can damage cars and you have to wash your car every time you use it,” he said.
Mr Stone said the gravel road was keeping some of the club’s 350 members away.
“And it’s not only us, it’s all of the clubs, but we’re the most affected because we’re at the end of the road. Members complain every day and every day we complain to the council,” he said.
The club has written to the council on numerous occasions asking it to upgrade the road, which becomes riddled with potholes and muddy when it rains. Most of Carrington Drive is asphalt, until the road curves to the west and it becomes gravel.
The road services a high volume of traffic with numerous clubs and associations headquartered along the gravel stretch, including the Western Pigeon Federation, the Polish Sporting, Recreation and Community Association, and multiple racing tracks.
The petition has been referred to the council’s chief executive officer for consideration.
