Mornington Peninsula Shire is leading the way in stormwater management by building our first coastal bioinfiltration basin at Rye foreshore.
The basin located at Elgan Avenue and Point Nepean Road is a heavily vegetated area where stormwater will flow into and be processed naturally through the sand dunes. This natural filtration system will remove stormwater pollutants including street litter before the water reaches Port Phillip Bay.
This project, funded by Mornington Peninsula Shire, State Government (Port Philip Bay Fund) and Melbourne Water was initiated by the Rye Community Group Alliance. Poor visual water quality at Rye encouraged the community to take action to improve the environmental health of the Bay.
The project will also improve the aesthetics of the foreshore by planting native vegetation, adding information signage about stormwater issues, and installing an accessible boardwalk connecting the beach to the Bay Trail.
Works to build the bioinfiltration basin has started and is expected to be finished in October 2021. Completion may be delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
