She travels daily from Toolern Vale to Macedon, along Couangalt Road in Gisborne South, often spotting rigid (dead) wombats on the roadside.

She has urged drivers to remember that wombats frequent the area and is hoping Macedon Ranges Council will put up a wildlife warning sign.

But her plea has had a lukewarm response.

"I reckon I've seen about seven or eight dead wombats in the past few months. It's exactly the same spot and it's really sad, knowing it can avoided," Ms Fenech said.

Mandy Murfet, who lives near the intersection of Melton-Gisborne and Couangalt roads in Gisborne South, says there are a number of wombat warrens in the area.

"I've seen wombats around, and probably seen about a dozen crossing over the road in the past 12 months. I have seen about six or seven dead.

"There is a drain that goes under the road, which leads to the golf course, and it has wire mesh across it. If they [authorities] can take away the wire, the wombats would be directed into the drain, rather than onto the road."

The council's director of assets and environment, Dale Thornton, said residents' concerns would be assessed once a complaint was lodged with the council.

"The entire shire has a very healthy wildlife population and people need to drive accordingly to those conditions.

"But it's not practical to put signs on every road because they would lose their effect. Wildlife is everywhere. For us to put a sign up it would have to be an an exceptional, above-average circumstance."

Mr Thornton said wire mesh was used on large drains to screen big pieces of debris and to keep children out of pipes.

Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network's Fiona Corke said the road was a well-known wombat path and needed to be recognised with appropriate signs.

She said pictures of black animals on a yellow diamond-shaped sign were neither instructional nor informative.

The network wanted more signs erected across the state to protect animals and people.

To report injured or orphaned wildlife, call Wildlife Victoria's 24-hour emergency service on 1300094535.