Moyne Shire Council director of infrastructure and environment Trev Greenberger said council was preparing to consult with residents about potentially installing rumble strips along roads in the area, with letters to be sent to adjacent residents in the coming weeks.

It comes after several reports of wallabies, emus and kangaroos being struck and killed by cars on roads around the reserve.

Mr Greenberger said a petition to lower speed limits around Tower Hill was received by the community in June.

"In response to this petition, council submitted an application to VicRoads in July for speed reductions on Lake View Road, Scenic Drive and Port Fairy-Koroit Road," he said.

"Despite multiple follow-ups with the state government, council is yet to receive a response to this application.

"In early September, council erected additional wildlife (kangaroos and emus) warning signs, and have recently ordered large photographic road signs urging motorists to slow down in the area.

"These new signs are expected to be printed and erected within the next month."

Information obtained from VicRoads revealed the proposal to lower speed limits on local roads in and around Tower Reserve was still under consideration.

Roads Victoria acting regional director for the south-west Emma Miller-Olsen said: "We carefully consider all speed limit change requests to ensure any proposed limit is safe, consistent and appropriate for all road users."

"Feedback from communities is a valuable component of the speed limit review process," she said.

Wildlife carer Suzanne Hughes, who spearheaded the campaign to lower the speed limit, said she had been in regular contact with Mr Greenberger since the council meeting in June.

She said the majority of councillors had been very supportive of reducing the limit to 60km/h from the intersection of Lake View Road and Princes Highway through to the school bus stop on Koroit-Port Fairy Road.

"It has essentially been rubber stamped, now we are just waiting for VicRoads," she said.

"We are appreciative of council's support."

Illowa resident Len McCall, who lives near Lake View Road, said he had seen a number of animals "bowled over" by cars in the 12 months since he moved to the area, including an adult male emu and his chicks.

"If it continues, future generations might only be able to see our wildlife in the zoo and not in the wild," he said.

"These animals, particularly the kangaroo and the emu, are very important. So much so that they are on the coat of arms of Australia.

"I don't think anyone really goes out of their way to kill our native wildlife but council need to work hard to do the best they can to protect and preserve what we've got."

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Koroit resident Tia Woods said the possibility of rumble strips would remind motorists that they were driving in a high risk area.

She said speed restrictions should also be considered.

"Even if it's just for dawn and sunset when the animals are at their most active and the visibility was poor," she said.

Ms Woods said last week she was travelling toward Port Fairy when she observed emu feathers on the road near the exit to Tower Hill.

She said she and her partner Bex pulled over and observed the emu, which she said had haemorrhaged a lot of blood from its stomach.

She said the emu had clearly been hit by a car but no one had stopped to check on the animal.

"Most vehicles didn't stop, a few sped through at speeds well above the 80km/h limit," she said.

"(The emu) was mostly laying on the ground but every few minutes it had a burst of strength and would try to run either out onto the road or into the fence behind it.

"I called a wildlife rescue volunteer, who advised us to call the police as it was in such a condition it would not survive and euthanasia was the only option.

"Unfortunately the Port Fairy police, who were dispatched by 000, had a more urgent call and were not able to attend before the emu passed away after 45 minutes.

"It was horrific watching the poor thing suffer for so long. It was in such a condition that the injuries were not compatible with life. It had essentially been split open down the middle underneath it. No creature deserves to suffer like that.

"It still makes me upset thinking back to the day."

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