keep champion road open
#StopTheProject
#KeepOurConnection
#MoreThanJustARoad
#InnerWestDeservesBetter
#StopTheProject
#KeepOurConnection
#MoreThanJustARoad
#InnerWestDeservesBetter
We’ve launched a formal petition demanding the Victorian Government STOP all works, release the plans, and engage in genuine consultation. This fight is about our right to be heard — and our right to protect our community.
We have brand new t-shirts ready to order and wear proudly.
Each t-shirt is $25 each.
Please send us an email via keepchampionrdopen@gmail.com or contact us via our Facebook page if you would like to order one.
We have bright red new signs for you to display on your fence, they are $10 each (unless we can find a business sponsor who will pay for the printing).
Send us an email at keepchampionrdopen@gmail.com if you would like to order one.
Your voice is crucial in this fight to preserve our community’s access and safety.
Below, you’ll find a link to a simple guide to help you craft an effective letter to our MPs, outlining your concerns and urging them to reconsider the closure. There is also a template you may wish to use, and a list of MPs and their addresses to send it to.
Every letter counts—let’s make sure our voices are heard loud and clear.
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"Keep Champion Road Open" is a community initiative based in in the inner west of Melbourne, advocating against the permanent closure of the Champion Road level crossing without any safe and viable alternative.
The Victorian Government announced their intentions in October 2022 to close this crossing as part of its broader level crossing removal projects, proposing that vehicles use nearby Maddox Road instead.
In response, local residents and business owners have formed this group to oppose the closure, citing concerns over increased traffic congestion, safety, and the lack of comprehensive community consultation.
The government's plan includes constructing a grade-separated pedestrian crossing at Champion Road and extending Akuna Drive to connect Champion Road to Maddox Road, aiming to maintain connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.
The "Keep Champion Road Open" group emphasises the importance of thorough feasibility studies and genuine community engagement before making such significant infrastructure changes. They have organised petitions, engaged with local media, and encouraged residents to contact their local Members of Parliament to express their concerns over the past two years.
The committee of Keep Champion Road Open Group is categorically not affiliated with ANY political party or group, and is made up of residents and business owners who do not support the closure of this permanent crossing of Champion Road at the crossing without community consultation and feasibility studies having been conducted.
We’ve launched a formal petition demanding the Victorian Government STOP all works, release the plans, and engage in genuine consultation. This fight is about our right to be heard — and our right to protect our community.
Please click here to sign the petition
We also need to rely on the skills of our community to offer assistance in media and communications, letterbox drops, sending emails and letters to MPs, printing, photography videography and editing AND engineering advice.
Please reach out via the contact us button below if you can provide any assistance, or click here to find out other ways you can help.
Please help us all make the case to #KeepChampionRoadOpen
If you are able to donate money to help cover the costs being incurred by the group (such as printing costs, signs, etc.) we would be very grateful.
You can donate either via our
or directly into our back account:
Bendigo Bank
KeepChampionRoadOpen
BSB: 633000
Account number: 199191701
We are looking for business sponsorship too, so please do contact us if you want your logo on our marketing material.
$10 buy one corflute sign
$30 pays our website hosting for a month
$100 covers the cost of printing 1000 flyers
Your donation will go to the production of community resources to help spread the word about our campaign. All committee members are volunteers and will not receive payment for their time.
Our independent bookkeeper will track all donations so that if there is a surplus at the end of the campaign, it will be donated to a local charity.
Thank you Champions for your continuous support and perseverance.
It's been over two long years but we are still here fighting the good fight.
#StopTheProject
#KeepOurConnection
#MoreThanJustARoad
#InnerWestDeservesBetter
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