Groups ‘work together’ for Heads

Barwon Heads’ traders group will seek support from the town’s community association to improve parking, traffic and safety issues.
Barwon Heads Traders and Tourism Association spokesperson Bernard Napthine said his group would next week present for discussion its set of priority projects for the town to Barwon Heads Association.
“With the two organisations speaking together perhaps there’s more chance we’ll get things happening,” Mr Napthine said.
A survey of traders last year produced the list of goals for immediate, medium-term and long-term action.
“We thought that because some of the answers were not just traders issues we should meet with BHA to see which things we’d be able to work on together,” Mr Napthine said.
Immediate goals included installing permanent security cameras at both ends of Hitchcock Ave and a a permanent tourist information van during summer.
Medium-term ideas included using the town’s existing kindergarten site for car parking after the kinder was removed and development of a “pop-up” business policy.
Long-term actions included a walking trails project and streetscape works.
Barwon Heads Association president Judith Brooks welcomed the discussions.
“Most people would agree we have issues with traffic and civic pride in the town.”
Ward councillor Andy Richards called the ideas “sensible”.
“I’ll go through them with the traders and council officers to see what we can do and in what time-frame.”