Project update

What we heard

Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide their valuable feedback in our survey and pop-up, which ran from 8 May to 15 July 2025. We appreciate you sharing your insightful perspectives. You can now read the Community Engagement Report to find out what we heard from our community.

The Council meeting about the engagement report will be on 6 August 2025.

Click here if you would like to register to speak at the Council Meeting, or to watch the meeting via the livestream service online.


Here's who participated and what we heard.

  • Have your say page views

    1204 people viewed the project

  • Feedback received

    251 people voted in the survey
    50 Submission received
    100 participants came to the Balaclava Community Forum
    24 participants ask question on our Q&A tool

  • Support the proposed plan

    Do you support Council's proposed plan to sell laneways and land?

    251 responses were received, with opinions fairly evenly split: 39% said ‘Yes’ to the sale, 33.1% said ‘No’, and 27.9% chose ‘Yes, with changes’

Project Overview

Introduction

We are planning to sell some land and roads in the Carlisle Street area of Balaclava. The land is part of the carpark behind Carlisle Street, next to Coles. The goal is to sell these parcels of land to Coles with the plan to develop a mixed-used space, which will include a larger supermarket, shops, parking and public open space. Refer to the image below to see the land of sale.

This project is important because it aims to improve the Carlisle Street area. By developing the land, Council is helping to renew and upgrade the neighbourhood, making it a more attractive and functional place for people to enjoy. It aligns with the plan made back in 2009 to enhance this area for the community.

Help shape the decision to sell this land. Tell us what you think of the sale to Coles by completing the survey below. Submissions will close at midnight, Sunday 15 June 2025.
land and laneways, parcels of land

Collectively, the parcels of land that Council is considering to sell has an area of 2,240 square metres, and are known as:

  • 2-8 Alfred Street Balaclava Vic 3182 (Lot 1 TP846586J, Lot 1 TP748963E).
  • 49-53 Nelson Street Balaclava Vic 3182 (Lot 1 TP904522R, Lot 1 TP232252P, Lot 1 TP245869W, Lot 1 TP748693E).
  • Laneway R3743 that is part of the land contained in Memorial No 975 Book 539.
  • Laneway R3979 that comprises land Title Vol 8945 Fol 006 Title Plan 438679C and
  • Laneways R3977 and R4141 that comprise Title Vol 00268 Fol 542 Title Plan 923236K.

During a meeting on November 20 2019, Council decided to start talking about selling some of its land in the area to help improve it over time. They planned to use a mix of methods for this, including direct talks and open bidding, to make sure that the community gets the best deal and that everything is done properly.

Council asked for feedback from the community about a piece of land known as 'Parcel A', which is near Camden Street next to Woolworths. After considering community feedback, that land was sold to a company connected to a Woolworths company in 2022.

Community Engagement (Closed)

This stage of engagement is now closed

Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide their valuable feedback in our survey, which ran from 8 May to 15 June 2025. We appreciate you sharing your insightful perspectives. The Engagement Summary Report will be uploaded here once completed.

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