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Proposed Harbour Frankston Development
MEDIA RELEASE 15th August 2022

Proposed Harbour Frankston Development- 446-450 Nepean Highway
Frankston
KCA strongly supports the community vision for Frankston City as the Lifestyle Capital of Victoria. KCA are not anti-development, we advocate for a balance which provides for sensitive development in harmony with our stunning natural
environment.
Together with State Government and Council, KCA supported the TAFE to Bay Structure Planning which saw the revitalisation of the Kananook Creek Precinct as a high priority by connecting our town centre with our waterfront and creating an active
marine precinct -a valued destination for residents and visitors alike. A decade later this priority is still very much alive.
KCA supports the strategy for Frankston town centre to accommodate more residential buildings but not without sensitive constraint and adoption of best practice planning which enhances our lifestyle and achieves our community vision.
Our main concerns are:
1. Wrong Place
This 50-metre-high rise development is simply in the wrong place -higher rise development should be away from Frankston’s celebrated coastline and closer to the transport interchange.
2. Wrong Timing
Council is not expected to receive the Draft Structure Plan for the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre (FMAC) before October 2022. After Council considers this Draft Plan, it will go out for extensive community consultation.
This is to wrong time for Council to approve a proposal which deviates materially from existing FMAC building guidelines. Council should wait for the outcomes of the Structure Plan update before approving any material departure from existing community guidelines.
3. Frankston does not want to create a “Great Wall “of high rise on Frankston’s iconic waterfront.
If Council approves Harbour Frankston, a precedent is made and there is a real risk of creating a barrier wall of 50 metre and above high-rise buildings between the town centre and the coastline. If a key element of the Structure plan is to connect the town centre with the waterfront, then a Great Wall is not in the best interest of the community using any of the triple bottom line measures -environmental, economic or social.
4. A 50 metre wall of built environment will have a detrimental impact on the Kananook Creek Precinct and Nepean Highway revitalisation projects.
The higher the development, then the more severe is the impact of overshadowing and wind force on the surrounding streetscapes below. This is an undeniable fact – just look at our own experience with the South East Water building.
5. Kananook Creek Boulevard is too valuable as a community asset in the future planning of the Kananook Creek precinct to be considered as the main vehicular access of residents and service vehicles.
The plan for this promenade by a high value waterway is predominantly for more pedestrian, not vehicular, traffic. Kananook Creek Boulevard is already a one-way road and in peak beach season the Wells St intersection at Mc Donald’s is already a major choke point for visitors from across the Frankston region. Would Council consider aggravating this problem even further?

Margaret Hunter
Hon.Secretary

KCA Annual Family Picnic March 13 2022

Thank you to everyone who attended the KCA Annual Picnic On Sunday March 13, 2022.
Special thanks to the Kananook Creek Canoe Club, organizers, cooks, musicians, past players and the kids who joined us.
Thanks to Michael Mavracic from MAVideoArt · for the following video record of a wonderful picnic on the creek by the bay.

January 2022

Minio Rossetto FCC Senior Citizen of the Year 2022

Minio, KCA volunteer, is the proud recipient of FCC Senior Citizen of the Year Award 2022. The Kananook Creek community are absolutely delighted that Minio has received recognition for his contribution – an outstanding contribution that has spanned several decades. Minio is Official Legend and Life Member of the KCA, Life Member of the Long Island Tennis Club and a much loved living treasure to his local Long Island community.

Congratulations Minio!

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