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Aspendale Gardens Primary School Chinese language teacher, Mei-Lin Chui, soaks up the atmosphere at the school’s carnival day. Picture: Andrew Bearsley
Call for action at creek By Jo Winterbottom THE official celebrations at the completion of the dredging of Mordialloc Creek may have finished but community groups say there is more work to be done to make the creek workable for boaties and sailors. Mordialloc Creek Community, a
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coalition of 20 community and commercial groups which use the creek for business and recreation, reckons it could be some time before many boats return to the creek, despite the completion of the dredging to make it navigable in all tides. MCC convener Garry Spencer said a new mooring plan for the creek pro-
duced by Kingston Council was “unworkable�. “It is nothing like world’s best practice,� he said. “The council plan for additional moorings in the lower section of the creek is overambitious. Extra moorings for small boats could be provided upstream of Pompei Bridge.�
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“The creek is already very crowded and we have got a very narrow navigable area around the creek,� Mr Spencer said. Kingston mayor Ron Brownlees defended the attempt to fit more boats into the creek, saying there were 250 people on a waiting list for moorings. “Given a large number of mooring
poles require replacement, council has a unique opportunity to consult with creek users about how to reorganise the moorings, which could provide space for additional mooring poles and allow more people in the community to enjoy the use of the creek,� he said. Continued Page 3
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