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December 22nd 2024
Special Meeting
A public meeting to discuss the future governance of the Kananook Creek Corridor will be held on Thursday February 6th, 2025. Details below.
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December 10th 2024
KANANOOK CREEK ASSOCIATION INC – PRESS RELEASE
Kananook Creek Governance Group
We’re deeply disappointed by Frankston City Council’s decision to discontinue the Kananook Creek Governance Group. This decision, made by the new Council on Monday, 2 December 2024, reflects a concerning lack of transparency and consultation.
For over 50 years, KCA volunteers have worked tirelessly to clean, protect, and restore Kananook Creek, transforming it from a polluted drain into the much healthier waterway we have today. While we’re proud of achievements such as the diversion of sewage effluent and the restoration of natural reserves, critical issues remain unresolved:
• Silt build-up is choking the creek, affecting navigation and flood management.
• The planned Seaford Park Arboretum remains incomplete, delaying vital community education opportunities.
• The Kananook Creek Management Plan, first supported in 1992, has not been updated as promised.
The Kananook Creek Governance Group, established following the Ministerial Advisory Committee’s Review in 2016 and adopted by Council in 2020, has been working to address these challenges. It is deeply concerning that this decision was made without consulting the Governance Group’s community representatives or acknowledging the group’s achievements.
Council’s proposal to incorporate the group’s workload into the Foreshore Advisory Committee is not in the best interests of the community. The responsibilities of these two groups do not overlap, and the Foreshore Advisory Committee has no remit for Kananook Creek. This decision risks sidelining the unique challenges and aspirations associated with the creek’s health and future.
While we are disappointed in this decision, we stand by our mission to advocate for Kananook Creek and its surrounding environment and thank those at council who continue to work hard to maintain the reserve’s trails and native vegetation.
We invite community members to join us at a special general meeting at Seaford on Thursday, 6 February 2025, to discuss the future of our advocacy efforts.
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Annual Waterway Spring Clean Up Sunday 3rd November
You’re invited to join our Annual Waterway Spring Clean on Kananook Creek in Seaford.
All Welcome!
Sunday 3rd November 2024
Time: 9-11am followed by refreshments and fellowship.
Meeting at: – Boat Launching Ramp – McCulloch Ave footbridge.
We would love to see you there!

March 2024
KCA AGM April 4, 2024
Dear KCA Members and supporters,
The committee extend a cordial invitation to KCA’s 54th Annual General Meeting to be held on:
Thursday April 4th at Talbot Hall, Seaford Community Centre.
7.30 pm Registration and Membership
8.00 pm AGM Commences
We will have a Special Guest Panel comprising:
Frankston Beach Association Inc,
Kananook Creek Association Inc,
Long Island Residents Group Inc,
Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc
Mornington Environmental Association Inc.
These groups have been leading the community campaign to protect Frankston’s iconic waterfront precinct from inappropriate development and to faithfully implement the accepted Development Principles for the Kananook Creek Precinct. This is an issue of major public interest -we hope you will find the Guest Panel both interesting and informative
RSVP by 2 April for catering
Hon Secretary Margaret Hunter E: secretarykca3198@gmail.com T: 0417 323 460
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 receives award from Mayor Cr Nathan Conroy
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.

Minio (centre)

Image caption L-R: Peninsula Health Chief Executive – Felicity Topp, Senior Citizen of the Year – Erminio Rossetto (Minio), Young Citizen of the Year – Bethany Yeuong, Peninsula Health Registered Nurse – Sony Sunny, Citizen of the Year – Trudy Poole and Frankston City Mayor, Cr Nathan Conroy.

Image Caption L-R Claire Rossetto, Minio Rossetto, Peta Murphy MP, Paul Cavanagh, Joan Cavanagh
Congratulations Minio!
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