Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 9 February 2022

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Proposal for home of historic boat building Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A PROPOSAL for a cafe and apartments at the former home of Pompei’s Marine Boat Works and Landing has been approved by Kingston Council, subject to conditions. The Mordialloc boat shed had a storied history, but was knocked down in 2019. It had long been owned by Jack Pompei, who was known to many as Mr Mordialloc.

The boat shed was sold in December 2017 for $2.85 million. Kingston Council recently approved a proposal to develop the former home of the historic boat building. A permit has been conditionally issued to use the land for a food and drink premises and eleven dwellings, including the construction of a four storey building. The plans put to council read that the food and drink premises would be located on the ground floor of the building, and accommodate for 52 patrons.

The food and drink premises could only operate between 7:00am and 9:00pm. The plans also revealed that the site would house four two-bedroom dwellings and seven three-bedroom dwellings. The building height to the lift overrun will be nearly 16 meters. Council has given provisional support to the proposal, but amended plans must be submitted by the developer for final approval before it can proceed. At council’s most recent meeting, Cr Tim Cochrane supported moving for-

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ward with the proposal. “While it’s not ideal and not what I’d like to see 100 per cent, the amended application is satisfactory and I believe will be a good outcome for the community. That site has been sitting and going to wreck and ruin for some time and I feel it’s time for us as a council to make a strong decision and see that area brought to life, although it might not be what some people would like to see given its history,” he said. Former councillor Rosemary West

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spoke at the meeting on behalf of objectors. She said “this significant site deserves better. Let it be reimagined for maritime related use and creekside landscaping for boating, fishing, and recreation.” The developer, Alister Shenfield, rebutted by telling the meeting that “any thought about it becoming a maritime museum or boat building or anything the objectors are wanting is simply not commercially realistic.” Continued page 4


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