Vere Street

Vere Street is an east-west residential street in Collingwood and Abbotsford. To the east the name of the street changes to Marine Parade.

Location of Vere Street. Image credit: Apple Maps, highlight from Streets Alive Yarra.

1975 modal filter (road closure)

In 1975 the City of Collingwood closed Vere Street between Harmsworth Street and Hoddle Street.

Image source: Victoria Government Gazette.

Petition

In 2015 local residents petitioned council to plant more trees:

Image credit: Council minutes 19th May 2015.

Contra-flow bike lanes

In 2022 council installed a contra-flow bike lane on Vere Street:

New contra-flow bike lanes. Image credit: Sophie Wade on Facebook.