Council Approvals Target Housing, Roads and Waste Services in Altona

Hobsons Bay City Council approved seven three-storey dwellings at 55 Wren Street in Altona at its June 2026 meeting.

These steps come as the council locks in spending priorities that determine how local streets are maintained and how waste is handled in the months ahead. Residents on Wren Street and nearby blocks will see new buildings take shape while other parts of Altona face scheduled road work and shifts in rubbish processing.

Housing approval at Wren Street

The seven dwellings add to the stock of multi-level housing in a single Altona location. Council records show the project cleared planning hurdles in June, giving property owners and future tenants a concrete timeline tied to the current meeting cycle rather than an open-ended process.

Road and waste contracts in the new budget

Council endorsed a $245.28 million total budget package for 2026/27 that allocates $153.8 million to essential services and $91.45 million to major infrastructure. Within that package it awarded a $4.5 million Summerhill Road Reconstruction contract to Unyte Southern Pty Ltd and gave the FOGO processing contract to Repurpose It Pty Ltd for the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 April 2029. Summerhill Road users can expect resurfacing work once funding flows, while households on the FOGO service will move to the new processor from the start of the financial year.

These figures and dates come directly from the June meeting outcomes reported by the council. The contracts replace or extend previous arrangements, so the practical effect appears in changed road surfaces and altered collection or processing routines rather than in any new policy announcement.

Residents who want to track start dates for the road works or confirm how their FOGO bins will be managed can review the council’s published meeting minutes and budget documents as implementation begins.