MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has received two community petitions calling for road safety and traffic management changes in Mount Martha and Mornington.
A petition signed by 25 residents has called for the installation of traffic calming treatments, such as speed humps, along Spray St and Foam St in Mornington.
Following an initial study into the request, the shire found on average that 85 per cent of vehicles in both streets travelled below the 50kph speed limit, and there was no recorded crash history on either street.
Based on this data, council advised that traffic calming work was not “currently warranted or considered a priority,” noting issues involving hooning or antisocial driving behaviours fell under the jurisdiction of Victoria Police.
However, the shire will undertake a new traffic count survey in the area to determine whether vehicle volumes or speeds have changed sufficiently to justify further investigation or re-prioritisation.
A separate petition signed by 15 residents has requested that council reduce the current speed limit along Dominion Rd in Mount Martha, between the upper intersection to Glenisla Dr and the lower junction with the Esplanade, from 60kph to 50kph or less.
In response, council said Dominion Rd was classified as an urban collector road, with recent traffic data showing an 85 per cent of vehicles travelled at an average speed of 58kph.
While the road was not presently listed as a high priority for review, council confirmed it would be assessed as part of an upcoming speed limit review and action plan. The review will align local speed limits with safe system principles and the Department of Transport and Planning guidelines.
As part of this process, roads across the shire will be evaluated based on factors such as traffic data, road environment, usage, and the types of road users. Any recommended changes will be submitted in batches to improve efficiency, the shire stated.
In the meantime, the shire is reviewing about 18 unsealed roads and other priority locations across the municipality. The community will be invited to provide feedback when the draft action plan is released for public exhibition early next year.
Both petitions were tabled at the shire’s 5 November public meeting with the shire’s strategic infrastructure and planning manager overseeing all actions.
First published in the Mornington News – 18 November 2025
