On 26 April 2004, Frankston City Council adopted a Master Plan for Keast Park reserve.

The key directions proposed in the Master Plan included:

• Redevelopment of the car park with more bays within the same physical footprint.
• Construction of a new building to accommodate a range of user groups and functions, including the Carrum Bowling Club, Sea Scouts, a joint use community hall, as well as public toilets, change rooms and a medium-size cafe.
• The existing playground to be relocated closer to the foreshore.
• Restoration of the primary dune ecology through the relocation of fence line further back within the park.
• Upgrade of pedestrian access to and within the park, including a deck promenade linking the car park with the building.
• Two bowling greens, one to be converted to a synthetic surface.
• Preservation of an open space area within the park for informal sport and activities and to act as a gathering place for social groups.
• Extensive planting of indigenous vegetation in designated beds throughout the park, as well as new plantings in the buffer and primary dune zones.

The Master Plan contained a range of significant environmental benefits, including the restoration of the coastal dune system, environmentally sustainable building design and provision of boardwalks in sensitive areas to control visitor access and increase planting of indigenous vegetation.

The proposed park will enable the continued viability of Carrum Bowling Club and also serve as a base for Sea Scouts.  The Master Plan maximised recreation benefits to the broader community by accommodating a more diverse range of park users.

The Executive Summary can be viewed at Keast Park Master Plan - Executive Summary  (Acrobat PDF file - 299 KB)

For further information, contact Open Space Co-ordinator David Gray on 9768 1551 or e-mail David.Gray@frankston.vic.gov.au.

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