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Study recommended for Wilberforce Street cul-de-sac petition
A City of Vincent briefing recommendation supports investigating a cul-de-sac at Mount Hawthorn’s western Wilberforce Street, while the assessment identifies high cost and other constraints and says implementation remains unlikely.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A City of Vincent briefing recommendation proposes investigating a cul-de-sac at the western end of Wilberforce Street, Mount Hawthorn, rather than an immediate road closure. The briefing notes say implementation remains unlikely based on the assessment so far, citing drainage, services, street trees, parking, civil works and relatively high capital cost.
The recommendation recorded for the 10 November briefing was to note residents’ request following a September 2026 petition about antisocial behaviour, traffic issues and parking conflicts, and support continued work through the Mount Hawthorn Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study. That work would include investigating a cul-de-sac treatment at the street’s western end.
The recommendation also asks Administration to update Council on the study, including when community consultation is expected. The supplied briefing notes do not record a final Council resolution or vote on the recommendation, and give no timetable for the study or consultation.
In the short term, Rangers said they would increase patrols of Wilberforce Street to monitor existing parking restrictions and address vehicle obstructions or sightline issues. Engineering said it could review concerns identified through those patrols and consider minor measures, such as changes to parking controls or line marking.
The briefing notes say any road treatment would need to avoid shifting traffic or related problems to surrounding streets, including Faraday Street. They also record discussion of a shorter cul-de-sac design, but say its feasibility would need to be investigated through the precinct study.
A possible sale of surplus road reserve was raised in that discussion. Administration said any disposal would require further investigation and advice from Governance, Property and potentially legal staff. The notes do not record that a disposal has been proposed as a confirmed project.
What deserves a closer look
The source presents the Wilberforce Street proposal as a recommendation in briefing notes, not as a recorded final resolution or vote.
The practical tension is between residents seeking a road treatment and an assessment that identifies high cost and multiple infrastructure constraints, while short-term monitoring is available.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the Mount Hawthorn precinct study examine the Wilberforce Street option?
When is community consultation expected to take place?
What specific parking or line-marking measures, if any, will Engineering consider after the increased patrols?
What capital cost estimate underlies the assessment that implementation remains unlikely?
What happens next
The recommendation would support Administration continuing the Mount Hawthorn Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study, including investigation of a cul-de-sac treatment at the western end of Wilberforce Street.
If adopted, the recommendation would request Administration to provide Council with updates on the study, including when community consultation is expected.
Rangers said they would increase short-term patrols, while Engineering may review identified sightline or parking concerns and consider minor measures.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The briefing recommendation concerns a September 2026 petition about antisocial behaviour, traffic issues and parking conflicts on Wilberforce Street, and supports investigating a western-end cul-de-sac through the Mount Hawthorn Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study.
Wilberforce St - Oxford St Shakespeare St LATM Report RECOMMENDATION: That in response to a petition received September 2026 in relation to antisocial behaviour, traffic issues and parking conflict concerns on Wilberforce Street as in attachment 1, COUNCIL: 1. NOTES the request from residents for the construction of a cul-de-sac and the outcomes of the formal Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) assessment report completed by Administration at Attachment 2; 2. SUPPORTS Administration in continuing to work through the Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study for the Mount Hawthorn Area, to include investigation of a cul-de-sac treatment to the West End of Wilberforce Street.
Item 6.1, recommendation
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation requests Administration to provide Council with updates on the precinct study, including when community consultation is expected.
Wilberforce St - Oxford St Shakespeare St LATM Report RECOMMENDATION: That in response to a petition received September 2026 in relation to antisocial behaviour, traffic issues and parking conflict concerns on Wilberforce Street as in attachment 1, COUNCIL: 1. NOTES the request from residents for the construction of a cul-de-sac and the outcomes of the formal Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) assessment report completed by Administration at Attachment 2; 2. SUPPORTS Administration in continuing to work through the Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study for the Mount Hawthorn Area, to include investigation of a cul-de-sac treatment to the West End of Wilberforce Street. 3. REQUESTS Administration to provide updates to Council on the Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study, including when Consultation with the Community is expected to take place. Cr WORNER: Is there anything that can be enacted now such as, enforcement of parking, obstructions and sideline checks that would make it a happier street?
Item 6.1, recommendation
Open original minutes ↗Rangers said they would increase short-term patrols to monitor parking restrictions and address potential vehicle obstructions or sightline issues.
MANAGER RANGERS In the short-term Rangers will increase their patrols of the area to monitor the parking restrictions as well as dealing with any issues arising from potential vehicle obstructions and/or sight lines.
Item 6.1, Manager Rangers response
Open original minutes ↗Engineering said it could review specific sightline or parking concerns identified through the patrols and consider minor measures such as adjustments to parking controls or line marking.
MANAGER ENGINEERING: In the short term, Rangers will increase patrols of Wilberforce Street to monitor compliance with existing parking restrictions and address any vehicle obstructions or sightline issues that are identified. Engineering can also review any specific sightline or parking concerns identified through these patrols and consider whether minor measures, such as adjustments to parking controls or line marking, are appropriate.
Item 6.1, Manager Engineering response
Open original minutes ↗The briefing records drainage, services, street trees, parking, civil works and relatively high capital cost as constraints on the cul-de-sac option, and says implementation remains unlikely based on the assessment undertaken to date.
The report also identifies significant constraints with the cul-de-sac option, including drainage, services, street trees, parking, civil works and a relatively high capital cost. So, while we can investigate the concept, based on the assessment undertaken to date, its implementation remains unlikely. At 6:40pm Tanja Gerum left the meeting and did not return.
Item 6.1, cul-de-sac constraints and implementation assessment
Open original minutes ↗The precinct approach is intended to avoid transferring traffic or related issues to surrounding streets such as Faraday Street.
The precinct approach is important to ensure that any treatment does not simply transfer traffic or related issues to surrounding streets such as Faraday Street. CR WHEADON: I note in the detail one cul-de-sac option, the cul-de-sac basically goes all the way to...
Item 6.1, precinct approach
Open original minutes ↗Administration said it could investigate a shorter cul-de-sac arrangement through the precinct study, while any disposal of resulting surplus road reserve would require further investigation and advice from Governance, Property and potentially legal staff.
MANAGER ENGINEERING: Administration can investigate whether a shorter cul-de-sac arrangement would be feasible. The concept shown in the report is high-level only, so alternative configurations could be considered through the precinct COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 21 study. In relation to whether any resulting surplus road reserve could be disposed of, Administration would need to investigate this further and seek Governance, Property and potentially legal advice on the process and viability as an option.
Item 6.1, alternative configuration and road-reserve disposal
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the City of Vincent Council Briefing Notes for 10 November 2026, a public council record. The reporter did not attend the briefing or independently verify events outside the supplied record.
Key facts from the minutes
- The briefing recommendation was to investigate a western-end Wilberforce Street cul-de-sac through the Mount Hawthorn Precinct Traffic and Road Safety study.
- The record does not establish that a final council resolution adopted that recommendation.
- Rangers said they would increase short-term patrols for parking restrictions, vehicle obstructions and sightline issues.
- The briefing notes identify drainage, services, trees, parking, civil works and relatively high capital cost as constraints.
- The record says implementation remains unlikely based on the assessment undertaken to date.
Why it matters
- For Wilberforce Street residents, the record sets out a proposed investigation and a commitment to increased short-term monitoring, not a confirmed closure. The briefing assessment identifies practical, traffic and cost barriers that make construction unlikely on the information currently recorded.