Speed limits are dropping on selected roads across Victoria’s Surf Coast to improve safety for all road users.
Surf Coast Shire is posting the lower 30kh/h and 40km/h limits on local roads in Aireys Inlet, Moggs Creek and Fairhaven, with Anglesea to follow.
Works will be completed later this month.
Riders and walkers can be particularly vulnerable in coastal towns. Seasonal residents crowd in while weather is good, making the streets hectic, and then out of season the streets empty out, encouraging drivers to speed.
The lack of paths in many locations forces walkers and children on bikes onto the roads, which in some cases are gravel.
Surf Coast Shire Councillor Leon Walker said the roll out marks an important step towards improving road safety across these coastal communities.
“We know that lower speeds make a real difference when it comes to road safety,” Cr Walker said.
“It reduces the likelihood and severity of crashes and helps create streets that feel safer and more accessible for everyone, whether you’re walking, riding or driving.”
A 2025 speed review combined community feedback with a detailed technical assessment undertaken by an independent consultant to ensure the updated speed limits reflected both local knowledge and best practice road safety principles.
The Great Ocean Road was not part of this speed review.
Cr Walker said the changes aligned with Council’s broader goals to support safer, more connected communities.
“This work supports our Council Plan objective to deliver safe, active transport networks that better connect our communities,” he said.
“Making it easier and safer for people to move around their local area is a key part of building healthy, liveable towns.”
This project is supported by funding from the Department of Transport and Planning.
You can find more information about the 2025 speed review here.
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