History is repeating itself in Victoria as angry home owners vowed to join forces with other protest groups and make the North East Link an election issue for the state government.

Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday at Koonung Creek Reserve in Balwyn North, in the city's north-east, to protest the chosen route for the planned road project, which will connect the end of the ring road in Greensborough to the Eastern Freeway.

Residents held up placards that said "Save Our Homes" and "No More Lies" and heard speeches from local councillors and Greens upper house MP Samantha Dunn.

Liberal MP Tim Smith also joined protesters, saying a "sham consultation" over the chosen route had let down local residents.