Concrete driveways in Alfredton.
Alfredton is the bridge between old Ballarat and the Lucas growth front. Two distinct markets sit side by side — Greenhill estate new builds needing decorative driveways, and 1980s–1990s Sturt Street West homes whose original concrete is now spalling and ready to resurface or replace.
The Alfredton driveway story.
Greenhill estate — new build market.
The Greenhill estate (off Cuthberts Road) has been releasing land in stages since 2018. Like Lucas, blocks are sold to owner-builders and project home companies, and the driveway is part of the post-handover finish. Estate design guidelines require an exposed-aggregate, coloured or stencilled finish — plain concrete is generally not approved at the front. Most blocks need 50–75m² of driveway plus a crossover.
Sturt Street West — resurfacing market.
The strip of Alfredton between Howitt Street and Cuthberts Road is dominated by 1980s and 1990s brick veneer homes on quarter-acre blocks. Most of these have unreinforced 100mm plain concrete driveways now 30–40 years old. Surface scaling, crazing and corner cracks are normal. The fix is rarely a full demo — usually a spray-on overlay ($60–$90/m²) or, if the slab has heaved, full grind-and-repour ($80–$110/m²) over the existing reinforced base.
City of Ballarat permit — Cuthberts Road sight lines.
The crossover permit process for Alfredton properties on Cuthberts Road, Sturt Street West and Smythes Road has additional sight-distance scrutiny because of the 80km/h speed limit on those arterials. We measure the splay and stopping-sight distance per AS/NZS 2890.1 before the crossover application goes in — getting refused after pouring the slab is an expensive mistake.
Typical Alfredton jobs.
- New exposed aggregate driveway in Greenhill estate (60–80m², $7,500–$11,500)
- Spray-on overlay over crazed 1985-era plain concrete ($3,500–$6,000)
- Full grind-and-repour over heaved slabs ($5,000–$9,500)
- New crossover with sight-distance compliance for arterial frontages
- Side path + rear shed slab combinations
Other service areas.
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