Property Home Garden | People and Places
29/06/2023
Frankston’s transformation gets a boost
by Mornington Peninsula Magazine

Frankston’s transformation gets a boost

Jun 29, 2023 | Property Home Garden, People and Places

Kananook Creek is expected to thrive as part of Frankston City Council’s FMAC Structure Plan.

Frankston is emerging as “the capital of the southeast”, according to Frankston City Council. 

Frankston City Council says the city’s emergence as “the capital of the southeast” has been accelerated after councillors last month voted to request State Government approval for its FMAC Structure Plan. In a statement, the council said the plan “will enhance Frankston City as a major Victorian business and lifestyle hub while also providing investors and businesses (with) certainty when choosing to invest in Frankston”.

Key elements of the plan set out in the statement include:

  • A pedestrian-friendly city centre environment with the opportunity for more outdoor activities, cycling and walking, and reduced through-traffic;
  • An “iconic” Nepean Blvd, with extended outdoor space for dining, retail, and events in the city centre, connecting to a world-class visitor lookout at Olivers Hill and greater connection to Kananook Creek in the north; and,
  • A “thriving” Kananook Creek Blvd between Beach and Wells streets with streetscape upgrades, increased connection to the city centre, and greater accessibility to the creek, linking to McCombs Reserve to create “a promenade of activation, outdoor dining and events”.

“The plan provides a framework that will guide the ongoing revitalisation of the Frankston city centre over the next 20 years,” Mayor Nathan Conroy said. “It provides critical clear direction on land uses, building design, housing and accommodation, and provides more employment opportunities through new development and redevelopment. It also means more vibrant public spaces, a more pedestrian-focused city centre and more people living, working and playing in our city centre.”

Cr Conroy said the council had liaised extensively with the community on the plan through online surveys, workshops, pop-ups, walking tours, and interviews, and met community groups and business networks including the city’s tertiary education providers, health care providers, and major retailers. “The result is a holistic framework that will guide Frankston City’s transformation and help to create a Frankston which families and businesses will be proud to call home, and that visitors and investors will want be a part of.”