Temporary weekend road closures will apply in Kirribilli from 31 October while jacaranda trees are in bloom. McDougall Street, between Clark Road and Willoughby Street, and part of Hipwood Street will be closed each Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 7pm for about six weeks. Traffic controllers will manage the closures, and only residents within the area can drive in. Visitors with visitor parking permits must park in surrounding streets. Drivers are asked to give way to pedestrians and slow to 10km/h.
Temporary weekend road closures will apply in Kirribilli from 31 October while jacaranda trees are in bloom. McDougall Street, between Clark Road and Willoughby Street, and part of Hipwood Street will be closed each Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 7pm for about six weeks. Traffic controllers will manage the closures, and only residents within the area can drive in. Visitors with visitor parking permits must park in surrounding streets. Drivers are asked to give way to pedestrians and slow to 10km/h.
A $1.5 million funding commitment will improve pedestrian and cycling safety around a busy Southbank intersection on City Rd. Albert Park MP Nina Taylor and Lord Mayor Nick Reece announced the money outside Boyd Community Hub on October 18. Southbank3006 president David Hamilton said the immediate focus is the intersection near Boyd and the renewed Kings Way undercroft. He described the area as a hole in the bike path network, where cyclists from Kavanagh St struggle to continue towards South Melbourne. The commitment is contingent on the re-election of the State Labor Government.
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Queensland Police Service is urging families to keep safety in mind this Halloween as children head out trick or treating. Police are asking people to leave e-scooters, e-bikes, skateboards and bicycles at home, as heavy foot and road traffic is expected. Acting Superintendent Tracey Hartley said children should be supervised by a trusted adult and travel in groups. Motorists have been asked to slow down, especially around dusk and in the evening, when children may be harder to see.
Councils across South Australia will share $5 million in funding for 16 cycling infrastructure projects. Announced on 12 October, the latest round of the State Bicycle Fund provides grants of up to $200,000 for construction, upgrades and design work. Projects span metropolitan Adelaide and regional areas. They include new shared-use paths, safer pedestrian crossings and upgrades to existing cycling routes. The funding aims to support safer walking and cycling for people travelling to work, school and public transport.
