Croquet balls are becoming missiles in Oak St due to the poor condition of Drouin Croquet Club's fence.

Club members Trudy Tormai and Kelvin Marriott appealed to Baw Baw Shire Council for an allocation of $9000 to $10,000 in the 2025/26 budget to replace the old fence which has stood for at least 60 years.
"We've not asked for a lot over the years, we're fairly self-sufficient," Tracey said. "We're just wanting to make sure anybody passing by our fence is not impacted by stray balls."
Tracey said it wasn't unusual to see parts of the front fence, currently rotting away, filled with holes and held together with geraniums, "blowing in the breeze".
It is unable to contain balls, often hit at a rapid pace of up to 80km/h.
Vehicles parked in the street have been struck. However, it's the children walking to adjoining Oak St Kindergarten and the elderly passing to the Drouin Community Hub which has members "very concerned."
"If one of these balls hits someone in the ankle or, God forbid, hit a little kid, we're in big trouble," Kelvin said.
He said the club, catering for 14 to 88-year-olds, had been in Oak St for 125 years.
"We'd like to stay as part of the community for a lot longer," he said.
The club's submission was one of 26 made to council as part of a community budget submission process, launched several months earlier than previous years.