Skip to main content

To: Joe Awada - Bayside Council Mayor

Bayside Residents for Peaceful Streets

Sign the petition
Bayside Residents for Peaceful Streets

Dear Mayor,
Residents of Bayside Council are experiencing an increase in noise pollution from unnecessary revving of motor vehicles. This is causing discomfort and stress for community members who are trying to enjoy the Brighton Le Sands eating precinct, and for many residents who are losing sleep because of the noise pollution.

Road Rule 291 requires that a person must not start a vehicle or drive in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke. We support stronger policing of this road rule as well as the Bayside Council finding ways to nurture more peaceful streets in our area.

Why is this important?

Residents in the Bayside area are tired of the unnecessary revving and backfiring of motor vehicles, drag races, speeding and other dangerous vehicle activity.

It makes our streets unsafe for other drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

It creates noise pollution, making Brighton Le Sands shopping district unpleasant to be in, and negatively effects people's sleep in the area.

We want our community to be a peaceful and calm environment. We want the Bayside Council to work with St George Police to better enforce Road Rule 291, requiring that a person must not start a vehicle or drive in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke.

We also support the Council and Police exploring other options for reducing these ongoing disturbances.

1,512
of 2,000 signatures

Sign the petition

?
?
By signing you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and will receive Campaigns by Me and GetUp/Colour Code emails.

Last signed by:

Flag this petition for review

Reasons for signing

  • Every morning and every evening, cars are speeding way above the 50km speed limit. Council are not doing anything and have passed it on to the police who have done nothing. I have a neighbour who has been trying to get speed humps installed for 15 years but with no success. Something has to happen or im afraid residence will take matters into their own hands
    Bill T. 2021-01-08 22:29:12 +1100
  • The police do next to nothing down here on President Ave, O,Connell Street, Chuter Ave and all the streets running off them. I’m so over the noise and I’ve had one car park in front of my house a ride off due to these hoons. I’m so over it I’m considering selling and moving...
    Maria B. 2021-01-08 00:11:34 +1100
  • I am over the loud noise And disrespect. The police need to actually take action on these hoons
    Sharon K. 2020-12-10 18:28:58 +1100
Read more

Updates

2020-11-09 20:37:11 +1100

Hi! The Peaceful Bayside action group has been busy talking with Steve Kamper, the Brighton Le Sands Chamber of Commerce, local businesses and most of our local councillors (those we can get hold of). We have come up with 6 proposed solutions for creating peace in Bayside this summer! We are presenting your petition and these ideas to council this coming Wednesday night Nov 11 2020. You can tune in live via Bayside Council's facebook site.
We are KEEPING THIS PETITION OPEN for more signatures over summer to keep the pressure up on Council to work with stakeholder to ensure they lead on finding solutions to dangerous driving and hooning.

2020-10-20 21:44:53 +1100

We now have a website! It includes ways to report dangerous driving and hooning; and how to get more involved with the campaign:
www.peacefulbayside.org

2020-09-06 22:24:19 +1000

1,000 signatures reached

2020-09-05 12:48:26 +1000

There has been some really really great suggestions from residents on how to resolve these issues. I have made a Facebook group for concerned residents to come together to find solutions to this issue. Please join to help.
- "Peaceful Streets Action Group: Bayside and Surrounds"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/349627069778351/

2020-07-23 21:08:25 +1000

500 signatures reached

2020-06-24 16:25:44 +1000

Thanks everyone for signing and sharing. I've had multiple requests to add additional areas to this petition within the Bayside Council area, including Sans Souci, Bexley, Banksia and Arncliffe. If you have any problem areas or streets please message me or write it up here in a post, and I will include it in the submission to the Mayor. Additionally if you have any ideas about solutions please also share that here or personal message me through this page. You can message me directly by clicking on my name above the petition - Heidi

2020-06-23 16:31:06 +1000

100 signatures reached

2020-06-23 14:48:59 +1000

50 signatures reached

2020-06-23 14:05:30 +1000

25 signatures reached

2020-06-23 13:35:21 +1000

10 signatures reached