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Big news on the Great Wall of Frankston!

Minister temporarily halts high rise developments in Frankston  Planning Minister, Sonia Kilkenny has intervened to temporarily halt high rise developments in Frankston. https://www.theage.com.au/…/minister-intervenes-on…  https://l.facebook.com/l.php… This is a massive win for the campaign but the fight is not over yet. The DDO allows for 3 storeys along the waterfront…

Have your say on the proposals for the Peninsula Trail Project

Have your say on the proposals for the Peninsula Trail Project

Have your say on the proposals for the Peninsula Trail Project Thank you for your continued commitment in voicing your concerns to the Shire regarding environmental impacts of proposed Peninsula Trail paths at Mornington to Moorooduc and Somerville to Baxter. Another opportunity has opened for…

Take climate action with Greenfleet today

Take climate action with Greenfleet today

Take climate action with Greenfleet today It’s time to act on climate change and protect our planet. Greenfleet has been restoring legally protected, native forests in Australia and New Zealand for over 25 years. With your support we’ll plant protected, native forests to remove carbon…

Mornington Shire Budget Highlights

Mornington Shire Budget Highlights

Budget 2023-24 highlights Mornington Peninsula Shire Council adopted the 2023–24 Budget at its Council meeting on 30 May 2023. Download: Mornington Peninsula Shire Budget 2023-24(PDF, 6MB) We received a huge amount of community feedback including 3,263 contributions via our online portal and 582 written submissions which…

Safety Beach Foreshore’s Bay Trail

Safety Beach Foreshore’s Bay Trail

Eleven Pillars of Wisdom along Safety Beach Foreshore’s Bay Trail The Bay Trail at Safety Beach is a four km walk along the foreshore running parallel to Marine Drive. Thanks to the initiative of local poet Tom McCullough OAM, eleven elegant grey pillars have been…

Clean Up Australia’s Annual  Rubbish Report 2022

Clean Up Australia’s Annual  Rubbish Report 2022

Clean Up Australia’s annual  Rubbish Report is a snapshot of rubbish removed by volunteers during a calendar year.  Since 1991, the Rubbish Report has proven to be an invaluable resource in identifying trends in the types and spread of rubbish throughout Australia. It continues to…

Shire’s work on Mills Beach Car Park

Shire’s work on Mills Beach Car Park

Mills Beach Car Park: Good work Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Over the last few months Council have mulched, and planted around the Mills Beach car park. Plantings include banksia trees, correas and grasses. They have put in protective guards and stakes and also done some…

2023: YEAR OF GREATER VISION FOR WESTERNPORT BAY

2023: YEAR OF GREATER VISION FOR WESTERNPORT BAY

2023: YEAR OF GREATER VISION FOR WESTERNPORT BAY This year the Victorian National Parks Association is running a campaign to safeguard Western Port Bay from inappropriate development.   What is special about Western Port It’s culturally important for Traditional Custodians More than 20,000 shorebirds and 115…

Latest on the Great Wall of Frankston

Latest on the Great Wall of Frankston

DECISION DAY IS LOOMING – PLEASE ACT NOW Jennifer Young Australia APR 15, 2023 —  Stand Up! Speak up!  In June, Frankston Council will be deciding on its draft Structure Plan that would allow a wall of 12+ storey high rise towers at our waterfront.…

Shire Hall Beach Collapse

Shire Hall Beach Collapse

First it was the Beleura Cliff Path now it’s the steps down to Shire hall Beach. There was already serious erosion at the beach but recent heavy rains have accentuated the problem and led to this catastrophe. There are probably multiple causes which need to…