Cade Lucas
Eynesbury could soon no longer be part of Wyndham and if one councillor had her way, Little River would follow suit.
A boundary realignment motion that would result in all of Eynesbury falling within Melton, unanimously passed a meeting of Wyndham council on Tuesday night.
The boundary between the two councils currently runs through the town, though the majority and nearly all residential properties fall on the Melton side.
Eynesbury developer and largest landholder Resimax Group has long campaigned for the change in order to improve planning and community cohesion.
Resimax managing director Ozzie Kheir welcomed Wyndham council’s decision.
“Given the majority of the existing developed Eynesbury Estate sits within the City of Melton LGA, it was logical to realign the boundary to include the balance of undeveloped land within the City of Melton also.
We have had a long-standing partnership with both Melton and Wyndham Councils and thank them for this amendment.”
Speaking in favour of the motion, councillor Peter Maynard called the section of Eynesbury within Wyndham an ‘anomaly’ and that having all its residents inside one council was ‘better practice’.
In seconding the motion, councillor Mia Shaw said the move made sense and that the boundary between Wyndham and Geelong that cuts through Little River should be the next to be realigned.
Melton council have already voted in favour of the realignment but needed Wyndham council to agree before submitting a proposal to the Minister for Local Government.
Melton council will discuss the matter at its next meeting on May 29 and declined to comment beforehand.
