Hastings 3915

Enjoy summer at Pelican Park

Pelican Park Recreation Centre in Hastings has a range of activities this summer for kids to enjoy.

Let your children play on the exciting giant inflatable water toy; participate in the various play days or simply splash about with friends in the leisure pool. Build your child’s confidence, improve stroke technique and enhance water safety skills by enrolling them into the centre’s ‘Intensive Swim Program’. Students participate in one 30 minute lesson, Monday to Friday.   

Pelican Park has its very own child care facility and is available for program and occasional care for children from 6 weeks to 10 years old. This means you can enjoy the gym, swimming laps, relaxing in the spa or taking a bite to eat at Pelican Pantry whilst your children are cared for by qualified staff.

For more information and holiday program details call: 1300 850 197 or become a friend on Facebook.   

Pelican Park Recreation Centre is a $7 million stateof-the-art award winning facility located on the Hastings Foreshore. Pelican Park represents everything a true community building should be, offering a wide range of programs and opportunities for the community to access and enjoy.   

Location:  Hastings Foreshore, Marine Pde Hastings, Vic 3915  Tel: 1300 850 197  Fax: 5950 1754    Opening Hours  Monday to Friday 6.00am to 9.00pm  Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 8.00am - 7.00pm      http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=293&h=0       

Submitted by Jenni Bartlett  Online Communications Coordinator  Mornington Peninsula Shire  Tel. 5950 1229 or 0435 642 401  Email jenni.bartlett@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Concrete jetty for Hastings is Parks plan

Parks Victoria has released a plan for the Hastings Jetty, with improvements proposed for fishing access, promenading and reinstating safe access for boating.

However the plan seems to be for a concrete pontoon similar to those installed at San Remo Pier and the Warneet South Jetty. The extent that the timber section of the jetty may be retained is not clear (at least to us) from the plans produced but the pier head, the current end and the part which has long been fenced off because of its dangers would go.

A press release states: "The plan includes construction of a fishing platform and upper deck promenading area including seating, fishing rod holders and upgraded hand railings. A new floating pontoon will also be constructed to improved safety and access for boats to using the pier and will be designed to cope with Western Port’s sea conditions and large tidal range.

"Similar facilities have already been installed in Port Phillip and other Western Port locations such as San Remo Pier and Warneet South Jetty. The project has been made possible through $570,000 in grants and funding from Department of Sustainability and Environment, Parks Victoria, Fisheries Victoria and Marine Safety Victoria."

Parks Victoria is inviting public comments on their site at http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/3hastings.cfm

Final date for comments is April 30.

Email: hastingsjetty@parks.vic.gov.au
In writing to: Hastings Jetty Upgrade Consultation, Parks Victoria, PO Box 338, San Remo VIC 3925.

The above page also links to two jetty plans as PDF files:

Hasting Pier Upgrade Concept (59kb)
Hastings Pier Upgrade Locality Plan (291kb)

Another kind of pelican

We featured the live pelicans at Hastings in another post but there is another interesting group on pelicans -- this carved group near the Pelican Park Aquatic Centre.

Behind the pelicans can be seen the fence of the wheelchair access swing, a little known (and therefore under-used) facility which is available to locals and visitors.

For details of all services at the Pelican Park Aquatic Centre see
http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?page_Id=293