Area Integrated Maintenance program (AIM)
Council’s Area Integrated Maintenance (AIM) Program is undertaken to assist in ensuring that our streets are clean and safe to use. It is an additional program to the regular maintenance and servicing of Council assets.
Every two years, Council visits your neighbourhood and undertakes maintenance including repairs to roads, footpaths, street signs, line marking, drainage pits, and removal of graffiti from Council assets.
What AIM does in your area
The AIM program specifically includes
- minor repairs to road, footpaths, kerbs and channels
- repairing damaged street signs
- cleaning of the entrance to Council stormwater pits
- removal of dumped rubbish
- removal of graffiti from Council assets, and
- assisting residents with graffiti removal from their properties.
AIM involves local residents and the local community
Council asks for your input on which maintenance activities listed above need to be done in your area by using our eCRS request system.
A survey will be sent to a random sample of residents once maintenance works are complete in the area to enable feedback on the program. If you did not receive a survey form and would like to provide feedback you can do this through our online Area Integrated Maintenance Program feedback form or contact Council.
How AIM happens
- AIM program dates are listed on Council's website.
- Council asks residents to forward us your concerns via eCRS. For example missing street signs, blocked or broken Council stormwater drains or broken footpaths.
- During the month the AIM program is in your area, Council asks you to make sure your car is not parked on the street. Council’s staff can then get full access to kerbs and channels, roads and drains for maintenance.
When is AIM in my neighbourhood?
AIM program dates are listed below. Check the map below to see when the program is in your area.
Area Date
Coburg 3 August 2011
Glenroy 2 September 2011
West Brunswick 1 October 2011
Coburg North 3 November 2011
Coburg North 2 February 2012
Pascoe Vale 2 March 2012
Brunswick 1 April 2012
Glenroy 3 May 2012
Brunswick 2 June 2012
Coburg 1 July 2012
Coburg / Brunswick 1 August 2012
Hadfield 1 September 2012
Pascoe Vale 1 October 2012
Coburg North 1 November 2012
Fawkner 1 February 2013
Glenroy 1 March 2013
West Brunswick 2 April 2013
Glenroy 4 May 2013
Brunswick 3 June 2013
Coburg 2 July 2013
Your responsibilities to maintain your property
- cut branches from your property that overhang and obstruct a footpath or laneway. Use Council's fortnightly green waste service to recycle your branches
- mow the grass on your nature strip or make a drought-resistant nature strip
- make sure the postman can see your house number
- repair any leaning fences or walls - they could injure someone walking by, and
- make sure the stormwater connection from your house to the kerb and channel is unblocked, this is the responsibility of the property owner and does not form part of Council's drainage system.
Unconstructed rights of ways
Council does not undertake maintenance of any unconstructed right of way i.e. those that are not constructed / built / paved with either bitumen, concrete or bluestones.
If you have an unconstructed right of way that abutts your property it is your responsibility to maintain it.
If maintenance is required, it is up to the neighbouring property owners to work together to remove overhanging branches, dumped rubbish, long grass, weeds and to maintain the surface.
Council does help residents by removing rubbish from any clean up within a right of way. Contact Council to request a pick up, rubbish must be placed at the right of way entrance in bags or bundles and must be able to be lifted by one person.
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