ROADSIDE MONTEREY CYPRESS REPLACEMENTS
MONTEREY CYPRESS TO NORFOLK PINES ON ROADSIDES
Our Monterey Cypreses are at the end of their life & are becoming dangerous. Areas that need attention are roadside on Pt Nepean Road on the approach to the Portsea shops & Hotham Rd Sorrento from the Footy Ground to the Pub. Most of us were under the impression that these would be automatically replaced with Norfolk Pines as would be appropriate, apparently this is something we have to work on. I will keep you updated
UPDATE: Norfolk Pines are scheduled to replace the Monterey Cypress on Hotham Rd at the footy ground, lets hope it continues between Hotel Sorrento & the footy club.
BLAIRGOWRIE TO SORRENTO ROAD RESERVE
ROAD RESERVE BLAIRGOWRIE TO SORRENTO
Through most of the foreshore areas along the bay, there should be woody weed removal which leaves significant trees & clears out mess – just check through Rosebud down. Unfortunately this area is an absolute mess and needs work. Dead trees, grasses, ivy, environmental weeds like the coastal ti tree is prevalent, stopping indigenous trees from germinating. This area needs the same treatment as afforded further up the coast to clean up the area & afford us water glimpses every now and again.
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS MORCE AVE
SAFE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
I am working on safe pedestrian access from IGA to the community centre side carpark – it is incredibly dangerous walking through the narrow road entry with your shopping trolley & lining up with cars.
ALTERNATE FOOTPATHS
FOOTPATHS & VEGETATION CLEARANCE
There are now over 100 footpaths currently on the council’s priority list. If each path was conservatively $2M, that would mean $200M. If council were to allocate $2M per year, that is 100 years. This doesnt even include many, many footpaths that are vital for pedestrian safety.
UPDATE: Crushed rock & granitic sand paths have just been added to the footpath policy – a hard fought win! Of course if there is urgent action required, there will be a financial contribution needed. At least there is a choice now.
ST PAULS ROAD OPPOSITE SHOP & BUS STOPS
OPPOSITE ST PAULS RD SHOPS & BUS STOPS
There are plans to treat the area opposite St Pauls Rd shops & bus stop areas both sides of St Pauls Rd with RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVING to fix potholes & reduce ongoing maintenance. It is highly likely it will be asphalted as a long-term solution. Works will be programmed as soon as practicable.
SORRENTO FORESHORE MASTERPLANS
SORRENTO FORESHORE MASTERPLANS
We now have a comprehensive blue print click on Sorrento Foreshore Blueprint for exactly what our community really wants, this is an amazing achievement in unity! I will continue to work through this. There are some working against us on this project, but they have all made themselves known.
UPDATE: There is so much support from our community for the foreshore Blueprint for good reason, it is at our core of our agenda PRESERVING OUR HISTORY, CHARACTER, CHARM & BEAUTY
WE DID IT!! COMPLETED
OCEAN BEACH ROAD REVEGETATION
OCEAN BEACH ROAD REVEGETATION
Currently getting final feedback for plant/tree selection for Ocean Beach Road . Most of the current Sheoaks & Bottle Brush (Casuarinas & Callistermons) are dead or dying & were never really appropriate for a street tree in a shopping precinct – don’t forget those hard nuts they produce that many people have slipped on.
NOTES AND BASIC DIRECTIVE
Sorrento is a beautiful place that could really use a refresh to bring it up to the luxe destination it was always meant to be. It has been really let down by decades of ad hoc, low budget decisions – most obvious is our shopping strip vegetation. Thankfully, Sorrento has mixed vegetation overlay, so we have scope to improve. As we all know, Ocean Beach Road is currently a mess with dead and dying trees, inappropriate vegetation (including gum trees) and “Caroline Springs” bollards – which are now splitting, some with damaged gal tops. Now is the perfect time to remove the look that is usually found in brand new developments in inexpensive areas.
We need your input into making Sorrento Main Street more attractive and functional. After a lot of research and consultations with arborists and nurserymen, the following trees have been selected. Criteria was longevity, attractive appearance, functionality and the ability to survive the wind tunnel that is Ocean Beach Road. Where possible we have included Australian Natives that are fit for purpose. There are many variations and combinations of positioning that everyone can have input into, anything is better than what we have now. Please note the streetscape will probably be done in stages over a period of time, as funds become available. Once a concept is decided on, we can begin the process to get it approved and make it happen
UPDATE: Support has been flooding in, we need to ensure that this big ticket community item is handled well.
DAVID MACFARLAN RESERVE
DAVID MACFARLAN RESERVE
The David MacFarlan Masterplan is currently underway, this is hopefully just a refresh of the layout of our sporting facilities – including the Footy Club, Cricket Club, Bowling Club, Tennis Club, Sorrento Community Center, Sorrento Portsea RSL, Sea Scouts, CFA
The masterplan is out for public consultation warts & all & is on a 20 year timeline.
WE DID IT!! COMPLETED
BEACH FURNITURE & ACCESSIBILITY
BEACH SEATING & BEACH PLATFORMS
We have a need for seating areas on the beach for our older population & those with mobility issues – and some of us who just like to look over the bay.. It would be great to open up the experience of being on the beach to all abilities so they can watch their children, grandchildren & dogs play where allowed. This would be a project that our community could really get behind. These would be placed strategically along fence lines anchored securely to the ground. the seating would be simple benches with backs as part of the structure. They would be designed to accomodate Wheelchairs.
UPDATE: Public seating has been allowed by DEECA on Cameron Bight Beach, this is a precedent for other areas. Once again we will need community help with this as I doubt council will fund it.
BIKE LANES & BIKE SAFETY
BIKE LANES & BIKE SAFETY IN THE NEPEAN WARD
In Nepean Ward we have a desperate lack of bike lanes & problems with overgrown vegetation making it difficult for bike riders to avoid branches etc. Whilst St Johns Wood Rd doesn’t have (first pic) the other issues most other roads have, it is by far the easiest to fix. Of course there will be issues with those who park along the bike path area.