Mater Street

Mater Street is an east-west access street in Collingwood (LAPM area #10).

Location of Mater Street and proposed park. Image credit: Apple Maps, highlight from Streets Alive Yarra.

Proposal for a pocket park

In September 2025 Council began community engagement on a proposal to convert some street space into a pocket park, just east of the intersection with Wellington Street.

Location of proposed park. Image credit: City of Yarra.
What the street looks like now. Image credit: Apple Maps.

On 16 December 2025 Council resolved to begin the statutory process to discontinue the road.

Image credit: City of Yarra.

You can support the proposal by taking the council survey on Your Say Yarra. Survey is open until 16 February 2026.

Community engagement survey. Image credit: Your Say Yarra.
Example of what the park could look like, this photo shows Peel Street. Image credit: City of Yarra.