NEARLY 40 Rye Primary School Year 4 students recently rolled up their sleeves for a planting session with the Friends of Rye Foreshore. The Friends Coordinator, Mechelle Cheers and shire NatureLinks contractor, Sue Wade, were thrilled with having so many extra pairs of hands to help with a mass planting of indigenous hairy spinifex along the western end of the town beach. This hardy and quite beautiful indigenous grass helps retain the beach structure by stabilising sand movement. Teacher, Sandra Emile said students were enthusiastic with having the opportunity to make a difference while learning why the spinifex is better…
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A $2.9 MILLION redevelopment of the Rye foreshore promenade is set to transform the area, featuring a new open space and two plaza areas.The plan, which saw a tender awarded to undertake the project at the Mornington Peninsula Shire’s 17 December meeting, will see the eastern car park next to the pier replaced with a public open space.It will also include the construction of two plaza areas either end of the foreshore promenade, as well as a network of paths, seating, barbecues, and landscaping.To make way for the new open space, existing walkways, bollards, fencing, walling, and furniture would be…
By Mechelle CheersExciting news for Rye residents and visitors! The very popular Rye foreshore will now finally get its long-awaited makeover. The Shire has advertised for tenders to undertake the work which is expected to start in March 2025.The Rye community might recall back in January 2020, a combination of Council funds and a State Government grant meant a total of $6.5million became available to implement the Rye Foreshore Plan (Grant gives Rye chance for new lease on life, The News 18/2/2020). Its implementation has taken much longer than anyone expected, with a few hiccups along the way, but it…