WORK has started to remove the fisherman’s jetty at Mornington.
The demolition of the jetty is expected to take about two to three weeks. A barge is being used for the work and yellow buoys mark an exclusion zone for boats.
Closed for safety reasons since November 2020, the wooden jetty will be replaced with a “like-for-like design” as part of a “local area plan” for Mornington harbour, according to Parks Victoria.
Parks says the new jetty will preserve “the heritage values of the area” while providing boats with safe access channels. The design of the new jetty will be “shared with the community” later this year. Tenders to build the new jetty will be released this spring with construction expected to start in early 2025 and finished the following spring.
Details of the harbour plan are at parks.vic.gov.au Mornington Harbour Local Port Area Plan.
First published in the Mornington News – 19th March 2024
