Mornington Environment Association inc.
Our main concerns:
The Mornington Yacht Club is proposing a large marina for 210 boats in Mornington Harbour. It will include a 210m long concrete wave screen wall, rising 4m above high tide and buried at the base in the seabed.
MORE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL are available at:
· Mornington Peninsula Shire display, Queen St. Office, Mornington
· http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=565&h=0
· www.nomarina.org.au
· Mornington Environment Association (MEA) stalls in Mornington Main St.
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.
A much loved community space will become a private restricted recreational facility for the benefit of a few.
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?
HAVE YOUR SAY BY WRITING before 5th July TO:
Planning Panels Vic – Mornington Safe Harbour Project, GPO Box 2392 Melbourne 3001.
You can also write to:
· Hon. Justin Madden – State Minister for Planning, Level 17, 8 Nicholson St, East Melbourne 3002
· Cr. Bev Colomb – Mornington Shire Council, Private Bag 1000 Rosebud 3939
· Mr. David Morris – State Member for Mornington, PO Box 2000,Mornington, 3931
· Dr Michael Kennedy – CEO Mornington Peninsula Shire, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud 3939
A Marina has been twice rejected by previous State Governments......
nothing has changed. Mornington Harbour is not the place for a Marina.