Current road discontinuances

Yarra City Council's proposed road discontinuances are listed below. Click on an item to find out more information about the specific proposals and make your submission.

Yarra City Council (Council), acting under clause 3 of schedule 10 to the Local Government Act 1989 (Act), proposes to discontinue the road abutting 37-45 Best Street, Fitzroy North, shown as the 75 square metre parcel on the plan below, being part of the land in certificate of title volume 653 folio 458 (Road).

The proposal is that Council discontinue the Road and transfer the land comprising the Road to the owner of 37-45 Best Street, Fitzroy North (Owner).

Any person may make a submission on the proposal.

Any person wishing to make a submission under section 223 of the Act must do so in writing by 13 June 2025.

All submissions will be considered in accordance with section 223 of the Act. Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, and may be submitted as follows:

1. online form (below)
2. hand delivered to Council's Municipal Office at 333 Bridge Road, Richmond; or
3. posted to the following address:

Sue Wilkinson,
Chief Executive Officer,
Yarra City Council
PO Box 168, RICHMOND VIC 3121

An Extraordinary Council Meeting to hear submissions will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday, 1 July 2025 at Richmond Town Hall.

Any person requesting to be heard in support of their submission is entitled to be heard before Council (or a committee established by Council for this purpose) or be represented by a person acting on their behalf. Anyone wishing to speak must clearly state this request in their written submission.

Following the hearing of submissions at the Extraordinary Council Meeting, the matter will be considered by Council at a subsequent Ordinary Council Meeting. As the opportunity to address Council will have been provided at the Extraordinary Meeting, there will be no further opportunity to speak at the Ordinary Meeting.

After considering all submissions, Council may resolve not to discontinue the Road, or to discontinue the Road and then either retain or sell the former Road to the Owner.

For more information on the proposal, please contact the Property Services team on info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Past road discontinuances

The following road discontinuances are closed. Click on a heading below to find out more information about the specific proposals.