South Burnett Regional Council will begin bitumen reseal works on a list of local roads on Monday 26 October 2026. The work involves a hot bitumen seal, followed by line marking where needed. Temporary lane closures and traffic control will be in place, and there may be noise and some limits to roadside access. Work will run Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 6:00pm, and is expected to finish by Friday 6 November 2026, subject to weather and resources. Funding comes from federal and Queensland government programs and the council.
Ballarat residents can now borrow and return library items at any hour through four new lockers in Buninyong, Cardigan Village, Learmonth and Miners Rest. Major road reconstruction on a 425-metre section of Whitelaw Avenue, Delacombe, starts Monday 26 October and is expected to finish before Christmas. The $1.04 million project is fully funded by the City of Ballarat. Nominations are also open for the 2027 Ballarat Australia Day Community Awards, and community members can contribute artworks to the Respect Is... exhibition before Friday 30 October.
Surf Coast Shire Council has started resurfacing Fischer Street in central Torquay, between Beach Road and Zeally Bay Road, alongside Taylor Park. Councillor Phoebe Crockett said the work is funded through the council's 2026-27 asset renewal budget and aims to improve ageing roads. Traffic detours will stay in place until the works finish in December. Sections of Pearl Street, Bristol Road, Cliff Street, Walker Street and Boston Road will also be resurfaced this financial year. The works represent a $755,000 investment.
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Construction will start on 23 October 2026 on a cycling link across the intersection of Atkinson Street, Hanover Street and Atherton Road in Oakleigh. The work will connect two sections of the Scotchmans Creek Trail to Djerring Trail Cycling Connection that opened in 2025. Signals at the intersection will be upgraded, with new traffic islands to protect the cycleway. Work is due to finish by the end of November 2026. Day works run Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm, and night works run Sunday to Thursday from 9pm to 6am.
Road rehabilitation works will begin on Capella Street from Monday, 23 November 2026. The works will include fine milling and profiling of the existing road surface, along with crack sealing. They are expected to take about two weeks. The pavement will then be monitored through the wet season before a bitumen stone chip seal is planned for early 2027, subject to the monitoring outcomes. Motorists are asked to follow signage and directions from traffic controllers during construction.
Brewarrina Shire Council has opened nominations early for its 2027 Australia Day Awards, which close on 30 November 2026. Nominations can be made on paper, on the council website or online. A selection committee will meet in early December to finalise recipients. At an Alliance of Western Councils meeting in Cobar, members opposed proposed disaster recovery funding changes, which could leave Brewarrina with an estimated $868,724 gap. The RSPCA will run a community desexing program for cats and dogs from 13 to 15 October. Council is also upgrading cemeteries and progressing road works across the shire.
South Burnett Regional Council will carry out stormwater drainage works on Brisbane Street in Nanango, between Drayton Street and Hospital Terrace. Work is due to start in the week of 19 October 2026 and take about three weeks, depending on weather. The drainage channel will be re-shaped and lined with rock, and pipes will be replaced with box culverts. Lane closures and traffic control will cause delays of up to 10 minutes. Work will run Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 5:00pm, and is expected to finish by early November 2026.
Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell has called for better lighting on Yan Yean Rd to improve safety during stage 2 road construction works. Lanes are being closed and realigned, and the road is now considerably narrower. Motorists say it has become hard to see where to drive at night along the stretch near Yarrambat Golf Club, between Ironbark Rd and Jorgensen Avenue. Liberal candidate for Yan Yean Amanda Dow has heard from residents who are concerned about safety after several recent accidents.
West Dapto Road is expected to reopen to traffic by Christmas, six months behind schedule. The delay was mainly caused by a colony of threatened microbats found in a stormwater culvert, which halted work in May. A Microbat Management Plan was put in place in September, and the bats have since moved on, allowing work to resume. Wollongong City Council says more than 86 per cent of the works needed to reopen the road are complete. Some residents remain unconvinced and have called for rate relief and greater transparency.
Motorists travelling between Flagstone, Riverbend and South Maclean should expect traffic changes. Logan City Council is upgrading the Homestead Drive, Teviot Road and Glynton Road intersection. Works are underway to realign the junction, add traffic lights, turning lanes and a slip lane, and improve drainage. The upgrade will connect to the new Teviot Road extension and support growth in Greater Flagstone. Temporary lane closures, reduced speed limits and delays are expected during construction, with electronic message boards providing updates as work progresses.
