Existing Harbour   Click image for an enlarged view	Proposed Marina   Click image for an enlarged view

The Mornington Yacht Club, through its private company- Mornington Boat Haven Ltd.-  is proposing a large marina for 210 boats in Mornington Harbour. The proposal says it will include a 210m long concrete wave screen wall, rising 4m above high tide and buried at the base in the seabed.

A much loved community space will become a private restricted recreational facility for the benefit of a few.

 

 

THE LIKELY NEGATIVE IMPACTS include:
1.  Loss of Amenity:
·    Views obstructed and cluttered
·    Visual surroundings and atmosphere totally altered
·    Alteration to a Heritage Place – Mornington Pier. 

 

2. Adverse Environmental Impacts:
·    Sand migration (eg. as at Blairgowrie & Sandringham)
·    Water quality – fuel/lubricants (marina will be used by motorboats)
·    Restricted sea water currents contributing to seaweed and pollutants building up, and interference with marine life.

 

 

3. Degradation of Mothers Beach:
·    Mothers Beach no longer a safe or pleasant swimming beach due to increased sand accumulation; increased number of boats; and increased water pollution
·    Views of the Bay obstructed by the massive concrete wave screen wall.

 

 

4. Traffic / Parking Congestion will increase.
Who will Pay?  We already have a huge, largely unoccupied marina at Martha Cove Harbour. Do we want a white elephant at Mornington? Will our taxes be used to maintain a failed marina?

 

 

Mornington Boat Haven Ltd. proposes:

 

1. Getting planning permission to re-zone the Mornington Harbour area.
2. Using the public water and land at the Harbour for a private Pleasure Boat Facility-that is , a Marina.
3. Building two wave screens and associated pens and infrastructure for a 170 berth marina.
4. Upgrade existing facilities at the Mornington Yacht Club.
5. Building a new jetty.
6. In association with Parks Victoria, extend the historic Mornington Pier.
7. Re-arranging the car parking to cater for the planned increase in motor cars.

The arial photograph of the Marina with the proposed changes shown in colour   Click image for an enlarged view	The drawing of the marina showing the contours of the bay and other relevent information   Click image for an enlarged view

 

 

For details of the Proposal, Click on “Proposal” in Navigation bar above.

 

 

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