Manor Lakes is one step closer to officially becoming a suburb after Wyndham council approved proposed boundaries.
On Monday night, councillors endorsed the proposed new boundaries, including the extension of Manor Lakes estate boundary to the Quandong border.
Under the plans, the new suburb’s boundary would run from the junction of the north-east corner of Quandong and along Ballan Road in a south-easterly direction.
The boundary would then run south, bisecting Hindmarsh Drive, and continue westerly along Greens Road then Argoona Road to the south-east corner of the Quandong boundary.
The proposed boundaries will be open for public consultation for 30 days and will need to be approved by council before going to the Office of Geographic Names for gazetting and registration.
Cr Heather Marcus congratulated Manor Lakes residents on their tireless campaign to turn the estate into a suburb, but fellow councillor Glenn Goodfellow cautioned residents in other estates against trying to do the same.
“I just hope that by supporting this we don’t set a precedent for further areas to become their own locality,” Cr Goodfellow said.
“I understand why with Manor Lakes, and I support that, but there needs to be a little common sense … I want to put a word of caution out there for future ones that are coming before the council.”
Cr Goodfellow’s comments come a fortnight after Sanctuary Lakes residents reignited their campaign to turn their estate into a suburb.
Residents began circulating a petition earlier this month calling on Wyndham council and the state government to recognise Sanctuary Lakes as a suburb in its own right rather than as an estate within Point Cook.
Sanctuary Lakes Resort chairman John Anderson said he was keen to obtain more than 1000 signatures before taking the petition to both the council and state government.
