Creating safer connections to Austinmer Train Station

Thank you to everyone who participated in Austinmer Train Station improvements engagement. We invited the community to share their final thoughts on the detailed design which aimed to improve access around the Austinmer Train Station. The design was developed following community feedback in 2024. The engagement ran from 12 November to 1 December 2025.

Here's a summary of the engagement findings:

• The majority of respondents were supportive of improving links around Austinmer Train Station.

• Some respondents also chose to leave further comments.

• Some were raising concerns with the proposal, and others were suggestions for Council to consider.

Engagement participation
	154 Visits to the website
	11 Surveys completed
	4 Emails received
	15 Voices heard

If you would like to find out more on what the community said regarding this project, you can review the Engagement Report

Next steps

Your feedback is important and is one factor of the decision-making process for Council. There is a whole range of things that are important in how we make a decision. The graphic below shows some of the factors we consider in our decision making:

Engagement on this project has now closed, for any future enquiries related to this project, please contact Council on 02 4227 7111 or at council@wollongong.nsw.gov.au. As this project progresses, you will be able to see updates on our media channels.

In community engagement, your feedback is a way for you to share your thoughts and ideas on a particular issue or Council project. We’d love to know what you thought about your experience when you engaged with us. We'll use your feedback to help improve the way we engage in the future. Tell us how we did by completing the feedback form.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Phase 1 of the engagement with our community on proposed changes around Austinmer Train Station.

About the project

In Austinmer, the community was being asked to share their thoughts on two proposed raised pedestrian crossings, as well as supporting lighting, path improvements and line marking. The locations were:

• Moore Street, close to Kirton Road
• Railway Avenue, close to Balfour Road

There were 33 submissions made in relation to the proposed raised pedestrians crossings at Moore Street / Kirton Road intersection, and Railway Avenue / Balfour Road intersection.

Results

Question 1: Do you agree that this plan will improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in Austinmer and lead to better access of the Train Station?

Question 2: What do you think about the proposed location of the raised pedestrian crossings?

If you would like to understand the feedback in more detail, you can read the complete Engagement Report for this, and the 6 other train stations included in this project.

Additional improvements

Transport for NSW announced on the 11 October 2024 a suite of improvements to several train stations in the Illawarra as part of this program. For Austinmer station, Transport for NSW will be providing a new sheltered bicycle storage space at both entrances. You can read more about this by visiting the media release - Wheely easy access coming to Illawarra Train Stations as E-Scooter trial extension is confirmed | NSW Government

Next Steps

Council will now consider all the feedback provided by the community regarding the proposed changes to Austinmer Train Station.

All feedback is important and is one factor in the decision-making process for Council.

This project will have another phase of consultation where the community can participate in. the second phase, we will check back in with the community to finalise the detailed designs and take any last comments before we start construction.

All previous participants and the broader community will be notified via the Our Wollongong website.