The Melbourne Racing Club wishes to keep you fully informed of short-term road closures during the upcoming 2011 Caulfield Spring Carnival. The road closures are required to ensure the safe entry of patrons into the racecourse and have been formulated in conjunction with Victoria Police, local authorities and specialist traffic management consultants as part of an overall traffic management plan.
We have included a Residents Pass to allow access to your street should you encounter a traffic controller on the day. To assist in the implementation of the plan it is advised that residents of Hudson St, Payne St, Eskdale Rd, Newington Gve and Redan Rd avoid using Glen Eira Road to return to their homes after 2.30pm.
The traffic management plan will be in effect on Caulfield Guineas Day 8th October, 2011and Caulfield Cup Day 15th October, 2011. In summary, please note the following changes to normal conditions:
• Normanby Road will be closed to all traffic between Smith Stand Queens Avenue from 8:00am on both Saturdays.
• No entry is permitted into Bond Street from Balaclava Road or HejLWDOdStreet from Normanby Road during the event except for residents.
• Entry to Payne Street is only via Kambrook Road and some delays may be experienced due to the increased traffic volumes on Glen Eira Road.
• Traffic in Bond St& Heywood St will be one way only and exit will be to Normanby Road or Balaclava Road at any time.
• Entryinto Bond Stand Heywood St,south of Members Drive, is permitted from Station St between 6.00am and 10.30am and thereafter only from Members drive which is accessible from Kambrook Road. Please note that access into Members Drive will require you to display a Members Car Pass(Pass included for Bond S & Heywood St Residents).
• The following streets will be closed to traffic:
Eskdale Road, Newington Grove and Hudson Street at Kambrook Road; and Wyuna Road at Redan Road. Entry for residents will be via Bambra Road Only
The following streets will be closed to non-residents:
Payne Street at Kambrook Road;
Bowles Avenue at Redan Road; and
Eskdale Road and Hudson Street at Bambra Road.
The last two dot points are to be implemented on a trial basis in response to resident feedback and in an effort to reduce traffic using these streets (and improve residential amenity). Council will be contacting residents in the weeks following the Spring Carnival to determine whether the trial was successful.
The level of understanding and co-operation received from local residents has been part of the great success of the Caulfield Cup Carnival in past years and it is always our intention to minimise any inconvenience on our premier race days. On behalf of the Melbourne Racing Club, I Wish to thank you for your assistance and hope you come and enjoy Caulfield this spring for the major annual sporting event in our local community.,
o Nazzareno Marchionda
FACILTIES& PROPERTYMANAGER,
Glen Eira Debates 
October 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Geeze I get such a warm fluffy feeling to read that the MRC cares so much about what residents think. Wow – they’ve even had “feedback”. How about a survey of all streets mentioned so the truth can really get out and the simple question would be – were you contacted by either the MRC or Council to ask for your views on the traffic and street closures? How about permits? But council has probably handed over all to the MRC anyway.
October 5, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Well that says it all ….. the onus is on us to now notify all our guesta at our planned gathering on these days with about two days notice. A further example of how things work when we are unrepresented by a good strong council and of course the only person who is prepared to relly work in our best interests is put “on the bench” and told to shutup.
THE NEED FOR EUREKA IS REALLY OBVIOUS, BIG RATE RISES THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO VALUATIONS AND INCREASES AND NO
REPRESENTATION OR INTEREST IN OUR NEEDS…. THE STORY IS VERY FAMILIAR TO 1854!!!!!!!!
October 6, 2011 at 5:03 AM
If you think back to C60, its supposed to be a transport-oriented precinct (ie has a railway station within walking distance). There is no need for non-resident cars. Or was somebody lying? The MRC naturally wishes to maximise its revenue, and its absolutely bogus to claim they wish to minimize the loss of amenity of residents. Its about finding how much disruption they can get away with.
Given the crap we’ve been fed from Council and VCAT and State Government, we shouldn’t be encouraging patrons to arrive via motorized private transport. Still, Victoria has a *long* way to go to match efforts other places around the world are making. You can’t put your bike on a bus like in Los Angeles, or have a devoted bicycle transport facility like on CalTrain (San Francisco). I’m not sure what it is we’ve done to deserve visionless decision-makers.
October 6, 2011 at 7:57 AM
As a resident of one of the streets to have restricted traffic on these two days I must admit that I am astounded that Council has handed this control over to the MRC without first consulting with residents (consultation is to be undertaken afterwards). While I am willing to give it a shot, as any long overdue attempt at traffic management would be better than the usual nothing. I am getting very tired of everything being determined by the MRC and therefore focussed on the MRC with the impact on the surrounding community being ignored.
October 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM
Now the latest MRC Entertainment Venuw magazine carries details of
4,000 car parking spaces being available. My additions can only see constant use of the centre of the racecourse for these functions and whaqt oof the overflow from all the residents and visitors of the C60 WHEN ALL THE SPACES ON THE 5.5 HECTARE SITE ARE BUILT UPON??????