Flinders Pier Project

A busy year planning for repairs

While funding for safety works to Flinders Pier has been committed, this is a complex project given the pier's recent heritage listing. Over the past six months, we’ve been working through the necessary steps to start work as expediently as possible. This includes identifying and outlining the best options for critical repairs within the $1.53 budget allocation. Prior to deciding on the preferred repair option, to reflect the pier’s inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register, the Flinders Foreshore Precinct Conservation Management Plan (CMP) has required revision. 

We’ve been working closely with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to conduct and finalise the revision of the precinct’s CMP. The revised CMP will incorporate the pier’s recent listing on the Victoria Heritage Register (VHR) and provide valuable guidance on the future management of the pier, with respect to its heritage values.

As part of consultation on the revision, stakeholders were provided a draft CMP for comment. These comments have been incorporated into the revision process which is now being finalised ready for presentation and formal adoption by council in September 2023.

The time required to review the CMP means the delivery timeline which was shared with the community in December 2022 is no longer able to be met and as such, it has been removed from the project webpage. In addition, given the heritage status of the pier, there is a requirement for Parks Victoria to seek statutory permits, including from Heritage Victoria, to undertake works on the pier. Because of this, at this stage we cannot provide an accurate delivery timeline until the successful completion of the necessary planning stages. We will share a project timeline with the community and stakeholders of Flinders Pier as soon as we can. 

In the meantime, it’s important to remember the first 180-metres of the 327-metre-long Flinders Pier was reconstructed in 2010-2011 and closures only apply to the duplicated timber inner approach section of Flinders Pier. Pedestrians can continue to access and use the full 327 metre length of the pier.

Scope of works

Funding is committed to deliver critical repairs to Flinders Pier to ensure people can enjoy the entire pier. Works will be delivered in compliance with the area’s recent heritage listing. We’ll provide a detailed scope of the repairs once the Conservation Management Plan revision is completed and we’ve obtained the necessary statutory approvals.

Project stages

Planning phase 

• Planning and initial procurement of technical consultants – complete 

• Options Report delivered - underway 

• Commence a revision of the precinct Conservation Management Plan with Mornington Peninsula Shire Council – underway - September 2023 

• Marine biology evaluation (on Options Report) 

• Determine project scope for repairs 

• Obtain statutory approvals for proposed scope of repairs 

Delivery phase* 

• Contractor procurement 

• Commencement of repairs 

• Repairs completed 

* Commencement of delivery phase is dependent on the completion of the planning phase. 

Protecting ecological values at Flinders Pier

As we’ve done in other locations, the proposed works and methodology will be developed with involvement from our marine scientists and independently evaluated for their potential impacts on marine life and ecology.