Suburban Revitalisation program delivers big wins for Frankston City

Published on 30 July 2021

Mayor Kris Bolam with Paul Edbrooke at Frankston Pier

Frankston City Council has secured State Government funding to deliver a range of diverse and exciting projects to revitalise some of Frankston’s much loved and used locations.

Mayor Kris Bolam said the projects – thanks to more than $2 million funding from the State Government and $540,000 from Council – will enable revitalisation in the City Centre including:

  • New lighting at Frankston Pier to create a safe and welcoming ambience.
  • Stiebel Lane revitalisation including new art and lighting.
  • Nepean Highway revitalisation between Beach St and Davey St including landscape and lighting median improvements to create a more iconic, memorable and safe gateway experience and extended outdoor dining to support Nepean Highway hospitality and activation.
  • Concept designs for a City Park in Young Street on the vacant VicTrack site.
  • Improvements to the Baxter trail between Frankston and Monash University to promote active transport and deliver a safe and attractive link including lighting, public art, landscaping and wayfinding.
  • Fletcher Road Gateway Revitalisation with greening, lighting and public art.
  • Sustainable lighting at various locations including the historic clock tower and trees on Nepean Highway.

Mayor Bolam added that the projects were developed in partnership with the Frankston Suburban Revitalisation Board, chaired by the State Member for Frankston, Paul Edbrooke MP.

The Mayor thanked Mr Edbrooke for working hard to ensure these important projects are funded for the community.

“The residents of Frankston City experience great benefits when we work collaboratively with the community,” the Mayor said.

Mr Edbrooke said: “These projects will make a big difference for Frankston across a variety of different parts of our community. Whether it’s making our pier a better, safer place for all

of us to enjoy or developing laneways and outdoor dining, suburban revitalisation is delivering for our community.”

The Victorian Fisheries Authority has pledged $33,000 towards the Frankston Pier creative lighting project, which includes feature lighting installed at the pier, defining the foreshore area to improve visibility and safety at night and also attract visitors.

Peninsula Health, Chisholm Institute and Frankston Foundry will contribute a combined $110,000 towards a business case and feasibility study for the Frankston Social Enterprise Hub project. This project aims to foster growth for local social enterprises and support jobs for at risk youth.

As part of the Frankston Suburban Revitalisation Program, outdoor dining along Nepean Highway will be supported at four sites. This will build on the success of the Frankston City Centre outdoor dining parklet pilot. Associated works feature tree lighting and landscaping to revitalise the Nepean Highway median strip between Davey and Beach Streets. This will be further enhanced by the proposed reduction in speed limit to 40 km along this section of the Nepean Highway.

Mayor Bolam said that the laneway activation project will revitalise Stiebel Place in central Frankston. The Mayor added the Revitalisation Program will also deliver lighting, street art and greenery near the busy Fletcher Rd overpass – a gateway to Frankston.

“There’s also funding to plan for a City Park multi use recreational space on Young Street as well as provision for the delivery of a significant ‘green link’ project at the Monash University’s Peninsula Campus precinct.

“This important project features improvement works to create a shared path intersection with Clarendon Street and improvements to ancillary path connections to better connect with Frankston Hospital.

“It will also create a key connection for users of Frankston Transport Hub, Frankston Hospital, Monash University as well as students, residents and visitors to the City Centre,” Mayor Bolam said.

Mayor Bolam added that this project will also improve the broader connections to Jubilee Park and support the use of the Frankston to Baxter Trail, which follows the Stony Point Railway for 7.5km from Frankston Waterfront to Golf Links Road – providing a connection to the Peninsula Link Trail and Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve.

Mayor Bolam said: “These exciting and diverse projects will rejuvenate Frankston and importantly bring locals together, enhance liveability and attract more visitors – hence simulating our economy. Critically, the Frankston Revitalisation Program will support business and jobs where our community live.”

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