Roads & transport · Nillumbik Shire Council
25,000 vehicles a day at Civic Drive roundabout as Nillumbik defers funding advocacy
A unanimous vote has put off a proposal to seek election-candidate commitments for a business case to upgrade the Greensborough Bypass and Diamond Creek Road intersection.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Nillumbik Shire Council has deferred a proposal concerning the Civic Drive roundabout, where the council report records about 25,000 vehicles travelling each day and a further 10,000 expected after the North East Link opens. The deferral leaves proposed advocacy for planning and business-case funding unresolved.
Councillors voted unanimously on 4 November to defer consideration to a future meeting to allow officers to provide updated information for inclusion in a future report. The motion was moved by Cr Grant Brooker and seconded by Cr Kate McKay. The minutes do not give a date for the matter to return.
The officer recommendation would have thanked candidates in the Bundoora and Eltham electorates for commitments to fund planning works at the intersection. It also called on candidates in the Bundoora, Eltham and Yan Yean electorates to match a commitment to fund a business case.
The recommendation further proposed that the Mayor write to candidates in those electorates and that council continue advocating for an upgrade to the Greensborough Bypass and Diamond Creek Road intersection. Those actions were not adopted at the meeting because consideration of the matter was deferred.
The council report describes the roundabout as a key Nillumbik transport corridor facing congestion and safety challenges. It records the intersection as Melbourne’s number one most dangerous intersection in RACV’s My Melbourne Road survey 2025. Those traffic and safety claims are reported here as statements in the council minutes, not as independently verified findings.
The adopted resolution contains no project funding or construction approval and no business-case timetable. It allows officers to provide updated information for a future report to council.
What deserves a closer look
The adopted resolution deferred the substantive matter rather than adopting the officer recommendation.
The source records a future report and updated officer information but does not specify when council will reconsider the matter.
The adopted resolution records no project funding, construction approval or business-case timetable.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What updated information will officers provide in the future report?
When will the transport advocacy matter return to council?
Will council later seek candidate commitments for planning works or a business case, and on what terms?
What happens next
The deferral allows officers to provide updated information for incorporation into a future report.
The matter was deferred to a future Council meeting, with no return date specified.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The document identifies itself as minutes of Nillumbik Shire Council's extraordinary meeting held on 4 November 2026.
Close of Meeting 4 Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes 4 November 2026 1 Nillumbik Shire Council Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Nillumbik Shire Council held Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Meeting identification
Open original minutes ↗The item concerned advocacy for a business case and funding to upgrade the Greensborough Bypass and Diamond Creek Road intersection at the Civic Drive roundabout. The report describes it as a key Nillumbik transport corridor experiencing congestion and safety challenges.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5. Declarations of conflict of interest Nil Council Meeting Minutes 4 November 2026 2 6. Officers' reports CM.114/26 Advocacy for a Business Case and Funding to upgrade the Greensborough Bypass / Diamond Creek Road intersection (Civic Drive roundabout) Distribution: Public Manager: Tania Treasure, Manager Customer, Communications and Strategic Partnerships Author: Kerryn Woods, Manager Governance and Integrity Summary The Greensborough Bypass / Diamond Creek Road intersection (Civic Drive roundabout) is a key transport corridor within Nillumbik that experiences significant traffic congestion and safety challenges.
CM.114/26 heading and summary
Open original minutes ↗The report records current traffic volumes of about 25,000 vehicles per day, with an additional 10,000 expected after the North East Link opens, and states that the intersection ranked Melbourne's number one most dangerous intersection in RACV's My Melbourne Road survey 2025.
Current traffic volumes are around 25,000 vehicles per day, with an additional 10,000 vehicles expected following the opening of the North East Link. The intersection has been ranked Melbourne's number one most dangerous intersection in RACV's My Melbourne Road survey 2025.
CM.114/26 summary
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation would have thanked Bundoora and Eltham candidates for planning-work funding commitments, called on candidates in Bundoora, Eltham and Yan Yean to match a business-case funding commitment, requested that the Mayor write to those candidates, and continued advocacy for an intersection upgrade.
Recommendation That Council: 1. Welcomes and thanks the current commitment made by candidates for the electorates of Bundoora and Eltham to fund planning works to improve Diamond Creek Road/Greensborough Bypass intersection (Civic Drive roundabout). 2. Calls on all candidates contesting the electorates of Bundoora, Eltham and Yan Yean to match the commitment made to fund a business case for the Greensborough Bypass / Diamond Creek Road intersection (Civic Drive roundabout). 3. Requests the Mayor write to all candidates seeking election in the electorates of Bundoora, Eltham and Yan Yean advising them of Council's call for equivalent funding commitments made for a business case for the Greensborough Bypass / Diamond Creek Road intersection (Civic Drive roundabout). 4. Continues to advocate for the upgrade of the Greensborough Bypass / Diamond Creek Road intersection (Civic Drive roundabout) through appropriate communication and advocacy channels.
CM.114/26 recommendation, points 1–4
Open original minutes ↗The adopted resolution, moved by Cr Grant Brooker and seconded by Cr Kate McKay, deferred the matter to a future Council meeting to allow officers to provide updated information for a future report. It specifies no return date and contains no funding or construction approval.
THE MOTION WAS PUT TO THE VOTE AND CARRIED AND BECAME THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: Council Resolution MOVED: Cr Grant Brooker SECONDED: Cr Kate McKay That Council defers consideration of this matter to a future Council Meeting to allow officers to provide updated information which will be incorporated in the future report for Councils consideration.
CM.114/26 council resolution
Open original minutes ↗The deferral resolution carried unanimously.
THE MOTION WAS PUT TO THE VOTE AND CARRIED AND BECAME THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS: Council Resolution MOVED: Cr Grant Brooker SECONDED: Cr Kate McKay That Council defers consideration of this matter to a future Council Meeting to allow officers to provide updated information which will be incorporated in the future report for Councils consideration. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes 4 November 2026 4 7. Close of Meeting The meeting closed at 7:03pm. Confirmed: _______________________________ Cr Naomi Joiner, Mayor
CM.114/26 council resolution and voting result
Open original minutes ↗The supplied minutes have a blank confirmation line.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Extraordinary Council Meeting Minutes 4 November 2026 4 7. Close of Meeting The meeting closed at 7:03pm. Confirmed: _______________________________ Cr Naomi Joiner, Mayor
Meeting close and confirmation line
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied public minutes of Nillumbik Shire Council’s Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 4 November 2026. The confirmation line is blank, and this account treats the minutes as unconfirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council deferred the transport advocacy matter at its extraordinary meeting on 4 November 2026.
- The deferral motion carried unanimously and allows officers to provide updated information for a future report.
- The deferred recommendation called on candidates in the Bundoora, Eltham and Yan Yean electorates to match a commitment to fund a business case for the Civic Drive roundabout.
- The report states that traffic volumes are about 25,000 vehicles per day, with a further 10,000 expected after the North East Link opens.
- The adopted resolution contains no project funding or construction approval and no date for reconsideration.
Why it matters
- The deferral leaves proposed council advocacy for further candidate funding commitments unresolved. The recorded resolution does not approve funding or construction work at the Civic Drive roundabout.