Shop local and help your school win $5,000
The Barwon Heads Road Upgrade team invites you to participate in our Shop to the Top competition.
From February to April, when you shop at The Village Warralily Shopping Centre and surrounding retailers on Barwon Heads Road, you’ll be giving a local primary school the chance to win $5,000 for educational resources.
How it works
- Shop at participating stores (look for the Shop to the Top posters in store)
- Collect your receipts
- Scan the QR code in store or online
- Upload a photo of your receipt, enter the spend amount and nominate your school.
Or simply write your chosen school’s name on the back of your receipt and drop it in the entry box at The Village Warralily Shopping Centre.
Every dollar you spend will earn points
Every dollar spent at participating retailers between Reserve Road and Warralily Boulevard until Thursday, 30 April will earn points towards the participating school of your choice:
- Armstrong Creek School
- Biyala Primary School
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
- 7-Eleven
- Armstrong Creek Fresh Fruit Market
- Armstrong Creek Veterinary Practice
- Bakers Delight
- Cockatoo cafe
- Direct Chemist Outlet
- Galaxi Nails & Beauty
- Juliana Hair & Beauty
- JUMP! Swim School
- Kebab & Burger Spot
- New Concept Massage
- NewsXpress
- Sullies Kiosk
- Sushi Master Geelong
- TechHeadz
- The Slippery Mackerel
- Warralily Kebabs and Burgers
- Woolworths.
At the end of the competition, the school with the most points will receive $5,000 to go towards educational resources.
Start shopping and help get your school to the top of the leaderboard by supporting these local businesses!
Enter now at the Shop to the Top page
Community consultation
During 2023 - 24, we asked the community for feedback to help inform planning, shape the development of design options and refine the scope of the Barwon Heads Road Upgrade - Stage 2a.
What you told us
From 23 January to 12 February 2023, we asked for your feedback to help inform planning and shape the development of design options. Thank you for taking the time to have your say.
More than 400 community and business surveys were completed, and 50 pieces of feedback were provided on the interactive map.
Your feedback has helped us to better understand how you currently use the road network as well as provide important local insights, including community views on access, efficiency, safety, environmental values and what’s important to you in your local area.
Feedback highlighted that a Barwon Heads Road Upgrade – Stage 2a would provide safer and more reliable travel around the local area.
- 92% of community survey respondents and 100% of business survey respondents support a future upgrade
- 83% of survey respondents strongly disagree or disagree that Barwon Heads Road sufficiently caters to current needs and future predicted growth in the area
- 90% of survey respondents feel unsafe or very unsafe when walking or cycling along Barwon Heads Road.
For more information on what we heard, view the Community and Business Consultation Summary.
Planning approvals process
From 17 April to 22 May 2023, we asked for your feedback on the planning approval process for the Barwon Heads Road Upgrade – Stage 2a. Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide feedback via our feedback form, interactive map, in meetings or at our pop-up community sessions.
A total of 240 submissions were also received from the community. These submissions have been categorised into themes below:
- 42% of submissions related to the proposed traffic lights and pedestrian crossings
- 29% of submissions were about dedicated bike lanes and paths
- 22% of submissions related to the length of time in which works would be completed
- 17% of submissions related to support for the proposed upgrade to the Barwon Heads Road/ Boundary Road intersection.
For further information on what you’ve said view the Planning approvals process – consultation summary report (PDF, 636.6 KB).
Warralily Boulevard Park
From 14 October to 10 November 2024, we asked for your feedback to help finalise the design of Warralily Boulevard Park in Armstrong Creek, as part of the Barwon Heads Road Upgrade – Stage 2a project.
More than 300 surveys were completed and 130 people attended our community pop-up information sessions. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey or provide feedback.
Community feedback
A total of 308 survey submissions were received from the community regarding draft concept designs for Warralily Boulevard Park. The key themes were:
- Toilets and other facilities. About 30% of responses highlighted the need for toilet facilities at the park, especially for families with young children. There was also support for additional seating in the park.
- Playground improvements. Around 20% of respondents supported the existing playground equipment or any changes that would continue to cater for younger children.
- Safety and accessibility. About 15% of the feedback related to improved safety, including fencing around the playground area.
For further information on what you’ve said view the What you've said - Summary report (PDF, 608.5 KB).