Bicycle Network: Directory

Melton draft Budget 2013/14 available for public comment

08 May 2013. Melton Council's draft Budget 2013/14 is available for public comment until 30th May, see council website here.

As a ratepayer and rider in the Shire of Melton now is the time for council to hear from you if you want more funding to improve the Melton riding environment. We encourage you to make a submission to council.

Bicycle Network's own budget submission to Melton Council is available here.

Bicycle Network Victoria needs your membership support to continue to campaign for improving riding conditions for all riders. Become a member and receive crash cover and support, rider information and deals and help improve riding conditions.

Melton riders - drafting of council Budget 2013/14 underway

05 March 2013. As you read this Council is preparing its draft 2013/14 Budget. The time to act is now for more bike infrastructure funding!

As a ratepayer and rider now is the time for Council to hear from you if you want more funding to improve the local riding environment.

Click here to tell your Council to invest in bike infrastructure (E-mail contact for Council provided) in the 2013/14 Budget.

Bicycle Expenditure Index (BiXE) 2012

15 November 2012. The City of Melton’s BiXE rating for 2012 is $4.47. This is below the Outer Zone council average for 2012, which is $5.65. This is based upon council spending of $505,000 and population of 112,981.

Relevant bicycle related investment for the 2012/2013 financial year includes but is not necessarily limited to expenditure upon the following projects/programs:
• Federation Drive shared path
• Navan Park shared path
• Vavan Park bridge
• Shared Path way finding signage
• High Street trail bridge
• Tenterfield Drive shared path

Additional spending sourced from external grants and funds may apply – particularly given that Melton is a designated growth area – but that is outside the scope of BiXE reporting.

The Shire of Melton achieved a five-year BiXE average of $5.81. This is above the Outer Zone council five-year average for 2012, which is $5.80.

See full BiXE report available here.

See media here.

BiXE 2009: City of Melton

Melton City Council has a BiXE 2009 of $9.24. This is the first year Melton has been included in the BiXE report and it is pleasing to see it has both exceeded the$5 per resident threshold and the average for Outer Councils.

Melton City Council has opportunities to invest in bike infrastructure such as:
• Ensuring its new growth corridor areas are linked to central Melton and the rest of the Metropolitan Trail Network.

Bicycle projects that we consider to be high priority include:

• Taylors Rd
• Westwood Dr