About the Stakeholder Liaison Group

The purpose of the Stakeholder Liaison Group (SLG) is for members to provide feedback on construction impacts and help inform the local community about any issues that may affect them during construction.

The SLG consists of volunteer community members who represent the views and interests of residents, traders and local community organisations. The SLG will continue throughout construction until the new rail bridges are finished, with a final follow-up meeting post-completion.

Members will provide:

• a local perspective, particularly about managing construction impacts to the community
• information to the community about the project and its construction
• local knowledge for discussions about the construction program.

SLG Members

• Margaret Hunter – local resident
• Mairi Neil – local resident
• Kimberley H – Mordialloc Lapidary Club representative
• Mark Wilson – Trader Association President
• Travis Howell – local resident
• Byron Douglas – local resident Mordialloc Creek Community Commitee representative
• Joanne – Scout group representative
• Jacqui Morel – local resident
• Julian Birthisel – Kingston City Council representative
• Trevor Cartwright – Mordialloc Men’s Shed representative
• Paul Taranto – local resident Mordialloc Rotary Club representative
• Judith Fields – local resident
• Bruce Cutts – local resident
• Theresa Bateman – Mordialloc Neighbourhood House representative
• Meagan Thornton – local trader
• Rachael Stone and Simon Cummins – Mordialloc College representatives
• Dean Kreiger – Mordialloc Beach Primary School representative

Meeting summaries

Meeting 1 – Tuesday 19 November

The first Mordialloc Stakeholder Liaison Group (SLG) meeting was held in person on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at Mordialloc Neighbourhood House. The meeting opened with welcomes, formalities and introductions.

Themes that emerged from SLG member interests in the project included:

• project design
• heritage and local history
• environment and sustainability
• improved connections
• traffic management
• community safety and wellbeing
• trader support
• notification timelines
• stakeholder and community advocacy.

Obligations as per the Terms of Reference were noted. Members were reminded of the purpose of the SLG and their responsibility in representing community views and taking information back to the wider community through their networks.

Members were provided with the June community update.

Project overview

A summary of the project timeline and design was provided. This included information about traffic changes, walking and cycling changes and information about the new Mordialloc Station that will be built as part of the project.

Questions

Several questions were answered throughout the presentation, including about parking, Mordialloc Stabling Yard underpass closure and the existing station building. Some questions were taken on notice due to time constraints. These will be responded to at a future meeting.

Actions

• Project team to share direct links to precinct overview maps.
• Project team to provide more information on the existing station building and its future use.
• Project team to provide further information and visuals about underpass closure.