A SOLUTION to long-running concerns over wave baffles at Mordialloc Creek could be imminent.
Boaties have long complained that boats moored at the creek suffer storm damage since worn baffles at the creek mouth no longer provide enough protection from high waves.
Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson has called on Ports Minister Luke Donnellan to investigate replacement of the wave baffles.
“The wave baffles are in place to reduce the wave energy coming from Port Phillip Bay up through the mouth of the Mordialloc Creek,” Mr Richardson said in Parliament earlier this month.
“The current wave baffles have all but completely deteriorated and results in stronger current and wave energy flowing into the Mordialloc Creek. This increases the risk of damage to boats and yachts, as well as bringing more silt into the creek, undermining previous dredging.”
The existing baffles were installed in 2002.
Parks Victoria confirmed the government is considering options to build a new wave baffle structure and the management authority will continue to work with boaters, anglers, Kingston Council and Melbourne Water.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 25 November 2015
