About the Project

Bass Coast Shire Council has developed a draft Integrated Transport Strategy, to make getting around the shire safer and more sustainable for all forms of travel.

This Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) can help better manage car use and provides a set of alternatives, such as walking, cycling and public transport. In addition, this ITS has also provide actions to enhance streetscapes and the vibrancy of townships in Bass Coast.

What we know:

  • More than 85% of trips to work that are under 5km are made by car
  • Walking and cycling are two of the most popular recreational activities in Bass Coast, yet only 5% of people walk and only 1% ride to work
  • Our public transport network is limited, making it hard to get around Bass Coast without a car
  • 85% of people who work in Bass Coast also live here
  • Car crashes have a big impact on the health and wellbeing of our community members
  • More and more people are looking to emerging technologies such as electric vehicles and e-bike to get around

How to have your say

We conducted community consultation in July and August 2024 to help develop the draft Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS). We are now wanting to seek your feedback on the draft, to ensure it aligns with community's wants, needs and vision for transport in Bass Coast Shire. We strongly encourage you read the draft strategy before completing the survey below, and let us know your thoughts!

Engagement Summary

Consultation open from 12 July – 31 August 2024

  • 346 contributions to the survey
  • 1,194 views to the project page
  • 11 followers to the site
  • 1 email campaign sent to 938 recipients with 105 clicks

Community members attended 3 pop-up sessions and 5 workshops.

Times, dates and locations:

Workshop 1 – Business and Tourism, Monday 29 July 2024

Workshop 2 – Health and Social Services, Monday 29 July 2024

Workshop 3 – Transport Providers, Tuesday 30 July 2024

Workshop 4 – Council Officers, Tuesday 30 July 2024

Workshop 5 – Government Agencies, Wednesday 31 July 2024

Pop-up 1 – Wonthaggi Library, Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Pop-up 2 – Outside IGA in San Remo, 16 August 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Pop-up 3 – Berninneit Cowes, 17 August 2024, 10:00pm to 12:00pm

Emails/meetings/presentations to notify community groups of the engagement opportunity

Groups included:

  • Community groups
  • Sporting groups
  • People over 55
  • Disability networks
  • Early years (ages 0-5)
  • Youth groups (ages 12-25)
  • LGBTQIA+ network
  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) networks

1 Coastell Newsletters sent

  • 15 July 2024 – 852 recipients with 38 clicks to Engage page

1 social media post throughout the engagement period over Facebook with 17 likes, 19 comments and 11 shares.

1 media release in July 2024.