THE $2.2m Mount Martha Village parking and footpath project has been revised following extensive community consultation, with updated plans now awaiting council endorsement. The Mornington Peninsula Shire project, funded in the 2023–2024 financial year with $125,000 allocated for design, aims to upgrade the existing gravel carpark to a paved surface, redesign the Watson Rd central island, and improve footpath connections from the residential area to the foreshore and from the carpark to the village’s commercial area. Community consultation ran from 29 August to 3 October last year, receiving 488 survey responses and five emails. Just over half of respondents supported…
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THE Mornington Peninsula Shire is developing a new concept design for the Hastings boat ramp carpark, aiming at easing congestion and improve safety at Victoria’s second-busiest ramp.The proposed upgrade is part of the shire’s effort to support the growing boating and recreational community in Hastings and across the Western Port region. Proposals include changes to the parking layouts, while retaining vegetation, green space, and connections to the Western Port Bay Trail.Under the plans, which is now available for the community to have their say, there would be 34 more sealed car and trailer unit (CTU) parks and two more accessible…
AN overflow carpark at the popular Peninsula Hot Springs, which was shut down by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors last month after not having proper permits, is still allegedly being used.The spa and wellness centre in Fingal had made a formal planning application to the shire to continue using the carpark at 170 Devonport Drive even though it had been operating without a permit for the past four years when the existing car park reached capacity, with access via Springs Lane. But the proposal was rejected unanimously by councillors at their 17 December meeting after facing a community backlash, with their…