TIMELINE

October 2012
St John's school and residents of Eleanor and surrounding streets receive a letter stating that access to the new Southampton Street car park on the site of the old council yard will be via Southampton and Swan Streets, Footscray.

15 February 2013
First meeting with concerned residents (excluding Eleanor Street).

27 February 2013
Second meeting with concerned residents (excluding Eleanor Street).

6 March 2013
Third meeting with concerned residents (excluding Eleanor Street), held on site at the car park.

17 April 2013
Fourth meeting with concerned residents (excluding Eleanor Street), held on site at the car park.

10 July 2013
Fifth meeting with concerned residents (excluding Eleanor Street), in which "it was agreed that the group (and where applicable, the wider community) should be regularly informed of the different phases of scheduled works, prior to their commencement, as clearly and concisely as possible, to avoid misinterpretations".

20 August 2013
St John's school and limited section of Eleanor Street receive letter informing residents that an access road will be built through land at 41 Eleanor Street, forming the sole entry and exit point for the new car park.

30 August 2013
Some Eleanor Street residents who contacted Council are placed on an email list, and are informed this day of a works schedule with work on the access road commencing 2 September 2013.

9 September 2013
13 Eleanor Street residents, including the school principal, two teachers and one parent from St John's Primary School, attend a meeting with Maribyrnong Council (3 Council representatives in attendance).  Key requests:

*  To halt further works until appropriate and meaningful consultation with the street had taken place.
-->  Council did not agree to this.

*  To move access point to Gordon Street via the existing entrance or to consider alternative options.
-->  Council did not agree to this.

12 September 2013
Eleanor Street residents' meeting held at St John's School.

16 September 2013
Second meeting held with Maribyrnong Council.  Safety study agreed to be supplied.  However, Council would not agree to halt works, only to explore pushing them to later in November...but they are still going ahead.

30 September 2013
Third meeting scheduled with Maribyrnong Council.  Residents' and stakeholders' meetings are happening in the interim - please contact us for further information (carparkcowboys@gmail.com)