Update

A group of around 30 residents, business owners and St John's school teachers and parents met with Council on Monday 16 September.  Council agreed to supply us with a safety study.  We called on Council to halt work on the access road until these issues are resolved.  They agreed to explore rescheduling work on the access road until later in October but would not agree to postpone the work until these issues are resolved.

We do not see how a proper consultation process can take place when the very work we object to is still going ahead regardless.

Nevertheless, our campaign is gathering strength.

*  We have been featured in the media, including as the Maribyrnong Weekly's "Weekly What Do You Think?" issue - please visit the site to add your comment.

*  We have gathered over 200 signatures on a petition, with more being added daily.

*  We are meeting with a number of state and federal government figures to present our campaign.

*  We are in contact with other residents' groups in neighbouring streets who are likewise deeply disappointed in Council's community consultation processes.

*  Our blog and campaign has been active on social media.  Community icon and advocate Les Twentyman sent this tweet to his 1,000+ followers in support of us:

What can you do to help?

*  Please share our campaign on your social media networks.  Our Facebook page is here and our blog address is carparkcowboys.blogspot.com.

*  Please add a comment to the Weekly's "Weekly What Do You Think?" comment forum, which you can find here.

*  We have updated our letter contact page here, with new addresses including state and federal politicians.  You can download a pro forma letter from that page.

This is not just a local issue - we want to send a message that councils cannot act in this way, both in this issue and other issues in the future.  Thank you for your support.