Manningham Council has launched an 18-month carshare trial with carsharing service, GoGet.
Carsharing offers individuals the opportunity to access vehicles on demand for short periods of time. Once registered to GoGet, drivers can pay a fee to hire a vehicle for an hour, a day, or longer – with fuel, insurance, registration and maintenance all covered.
There are eight carshare vehicles located at various locations in Doncaster Hill.
Manningham Mayor, Deirdre Diamante said carsharing can deliver significant health, economic, environmental and community benefits.
“We’re exploring new ways to evolve Manningham’s transport network and provide the community with more sustainable and affordable transport options,” she said.
“When people drive less and own fewer cars, we’ll see reduced traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions and on-street parking demand.
“The GoGet trial will help us understand the demand and interest for carsharing in Manningham and inform our future transport planning.”
*70% of Manningham residents drive their car to work and more than 60% of households have access to two or more vehicles, compared to 51% in Greater Melbourne.
Council is currently developing its Climate Emergency Action Plan, which will include a broad range of climate mitigation actions that Council and the Manningham community can take.
Manningham’s adopted climate mitigation targets are:
- net zero emissions by 2028 for Council operations
- net zero emissions by 2035 for the Manningham community.
Doncaster Hill was identified as an ideal location for the carsharing service given its accessibility, proximity to other transport modes, housing density, safety and general operation.
This initiative has been identified and guided by Council’s Liveable City Strategy 2021, Transport Action Plan 2021 and Doncaster Hill Modeshift Plan 2014.
*Car Dependency (Manningham Transport Action Plan 2021).
