Hume City Council has refused calls to install speed bumps along Elizabeth Dr, Sunbury, citing findings from a 2023 traffic report.
The decision follows a 21-signature petition submitted in 2025 by Sunbury Fields Estate residents concerned about frequent kangaroo collisions on the road. Residents urged council to install speed bumps between Wildflower Dr and Brigade St to help slow vehicles.
“This section of road has become a hotspot for vehicle collisions with native wildlife, particularly kangaroos,” the petition stated. “Elizabeth Drive runs alongside our estate and is a known thoroughfare for kangaroo activity, especially during dawn and dusk.
”Despite existing wildlife signage, the frequency of accidents has continued, posing not only a significant threat to local wildlife but also a serious safety risk to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.
“Many of us have witnessed collisions or near misses ourselves. It is deeply distressing to see them injured or killed along this road.”
The petition argued that road conditions encourage speeding and that “physical traffic calming measures are necessary to reduce vehicle speeds and raise driver awareness”.
At its meeting on Monday, 27 October 2025, Cllr Carly Moore said council had undertaken a local area traffic management survey of the Sunbury North area in 2022–23, which included Elizabeth Dr.
“At that time, it did not meet the warrants for consideration of traffic calming devices based on vehicle speeds,” she said. “There have also been no recorded casualty crashes on Elizabeth Drive or surrounding streets.”
Natalie Harrison, who missed out on the Jacksons Hill Ward seat by 16 votes last year, said council was not doing enough to protect local wildlife.
“Two warning signs have been installed, but only on the Pipit Way side of Elizabeth Drive,” she said. If you’re travelling from the opposite direction – the Wildflower Drive side – there are no signs at all.
“Sadly, another kangaroo was struck and killed early Friday morning just past Wildflower Drive, where it still remains.
“Only four weeks ago, another motorist and I had to stop on Racecourse Road near Elizabeth Drive as three kangaroos crossed. This area remains a high-risk section for both drivers and wildlife
“Consider at least one traffic treatment on both sides near the grasslands, as this is a known thoroughfare for kangaroos crossing between the reserves.”
Cllr Ally Watson said council would continue to keep an eye on the situation.
“Ongoing monitoring of the area will be undertaken to detect any changes that may trigger another assessment in the future,” she said.
