THE final design of the redeveloped Edithvale Shopping Strip is in the works.
Two years ago, Kingston Council announced it would spend $2.3 million provided by the Level Crossing Removal Project to upgrade the Edithvale Shopping Strip. The upgraded area will span 11 blocks from 280 Nepean Highway, Edithvale in the south, to north of the intersection at Nepean Highway and Natal Avenue. Council will spend another $1 million on flood mitigation.
Final designs for the redevelopment have now been released, and community consultation is underway to determine the colour of the finished product. Pop-up sessions took place in Edithvale last week, and online submissions can be made for the rest of the month.
Edithvale Collective president Kirralee Ashworth-Collett was among the attendees at the pop-up sessions. She said “the Collective has been pushing for the upgrade of Edithvale Village for almost seven years, so it’s exciting that we’re now at a point where detailed plans have been made and the community gets to have their say.”
“It’s been a long, hard slog but we’ve stuck at it, refused to take no for an answer, and are really pleased that the job is finally going to get done. This community deserves so much better than the current strip, which is in a shocking state of disrepair, and the upgrade can’t happen soon enough,” she said.
A completion date of 2026 has been targeted. To view the Edithvale plans and make a submission visit yourkingstonyoursay.com.au/help-select-a-colour-palette-for-edithvale by 30 July.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17 July 2024