Highett Progress Association is a not-for-profit Incorporated Association managed by a volunteer Committee and following the Model Rules from Consumer Affairs Victoria.
The Committee is elected by registered members at the Annual General Meeting.
We will work together to sustain and enhance Highett’s social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing, and ensure the protection of its unique natural assets
We will identify and pursue strategies that will ensure Highett remains a desirable place to live, work and raise a family into the future.
We will work with all levels of government, the private sector, the not-for profit sector, local businesses, community organisations and first peoples.
Highlights and Achievements
2024 Highett Bayside Traffic Safety Study (the first since 2015) to identify hotspots and capture baseline data to help track the impact of Highett Common and other future developments.
Tree Canopy — achieved priority planting for Highett Bayside 2024–26.
Installation of the Wickham Road / Worthing Road school-hours supervised pedestrian crossing.
Commitments from Council and state Government for a pedestrian crossing on Bay Road near Aldi.
Written and in person submissions on significant issues to Bayside and Kingston Councils, MPs, Suburban Rail Loop Authority, other government agencies.
Local amenities inc. replacement play equipment for Lyle Anderson Reserve and Highett Village Green, Graham Road repainted road lines, installation of Woolworths and Highett station bus seats, improved Christmas decorations.
Highett Representation on the SRL Precinct Reference Group (PRG).
Naming of “Highett Village Green”