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In the last financial year, we invested $74.2 million in our capital works program to renew, upgrade and expand infrastructure assets across Boroondara. Projects big and small range from roads, footpaths and drains to playgrounds, pavilions and sportsgrounds. Here’s a snapshot of some of our recently completed projects. To stay up to date about all the projects we're delivering, visit our Projects and major works page.
This upgraded pavilion in Camberwell now has more female-friendly facilities, helping encourage women and girls to take part in local sport. We’ve also upgraded irrigation, drainage and turf on the east oval, and added new AFL goalposts, player benches, a synthetic cricket wicket and training nets.
Hundreds of people use the laneways that connect Maling Road to Canterbury Station. As part of the Maling Road Place Plan we installed public seating and lighting, planted more trees and greenery, added safety bollards, a turning area for vehicles, and levelled the bluestone paving.
It’s farewell to the old Ferguson Stand and hello to a green open space in Hawthorn – part of our plans to revitalise the Glenferrie Oval precinct. The new landscaped space is a great place to watch sport on the oval, have a picnic, or commute through on foot or bike. We’ve also started working towards restoring the heritage-listed Michael Tuck Stand next door.
We installed removable bollards, concrete benches that double as public seating, and banner poles around Hawthorn Arts Centre. These upgrades create a barrier between cars and pedestrians at this busy site. Similar improvements have been made outside the Boroondara Civic Precinct in Camberwell.
We gave this oval in Hawthorn East a much-needed facelift by installing a new drainage and irrigation system, AFL goalposts, perimeter fencing, a synthetic cricket pitch, fresh turf, new lights and cricket nets.
We replaced the northern land bridge section of the Walmer Street Bridge in Kew, which was in poor condition. It’s now wider, less steep, and safer for the pedestrians and cyclists who use it.
This renewed kindergarten in Kew is now complete. It’s set to reopen in early-2025. The light and bright playrooms and outdoor space are an exciting new home for the kindergarten program.
Cyclists can now ride more safely along Willsmere and Kilby Roads in Kew and Kew East, thanks to our new on-road bike lane upgrades. We added green-painted bicycle lanes, edge-line markings that vibrate when driven on, and concrete kerbs to separate riders and motor vehicles in some sections.
Surrey Hills and Kew are now home to new playgrounds for our littlest residents. Each new playground reflects what our community told us they wanted. You’ll find exciting new and updated play equipment, upgraded park furniture, improved pathways and more.
We improved the appearance of Surrey Hills Shopping Centre after the Level Crossing Removal Project completed its major works. You’ll find renewed footpaths, new street furniture, refreshed garden beds, new trees and an enhanced forecourt at the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre. New raised pavement crossings at key intersections improve pedestrian safety.
Users of Burwood Reserve in Glen Iris now have safer access around sports facilities in the evening and after dark, thanks to new solar lighting in the car park. The lights are energy-efficient, use targeted light to minimise any impact on wildlife or the surrounding neighbourhood, and have controlled timing from dusk.
Last financial year we also invested $13.1 million in re-sheeting and rebuilding more than 13 km of local roads, including:
Our team completed more than 1,075 footpath maintenance requests, identified through routine inspections and in response to community requests.
We completed 16 major stormwater drainage projects to reduce the risk of flooding in problem areas like Rowen Street, Glen Iris and Molesworth Street, Kew. $2.9 million was invested in these essential works.
