The Mornington Rotary Greenway

Mornington Rotary Club has a vision and ambition to create a greenway from the Esplanade to Bungower Road, that will follow the Council’s proposed Peninsula Trail shared path.

The Greenway will help make Mornington a more liveable town and make it easier for people to get into nature, as part of their daily activities. The shared path will mean people can walk, ride or scoot from Bungower Road to the Esplanade, entirely off road, with only one road crossing, at the existing Tanti Creek Pedestrian lights. The Greenway will connect several local parks such as Berry, Phillips, Cook and Gateway and utilise several Council easements. South of the highway it includes the Mornington Station precinct, adjoining Tanti Creek and the Narambi Reserve and Wetlands.

In Spring 2025 the club undertook a major planting behind the Bays Hospital and in winter 2026 more trees were planted between Gateway Park and the Esplanade. Previous plantings have happened near Mornington Station and the Tanti Creek Crossing. The Club aims to emulate the success of the Briars Forest at Mt Martha that it established in the early 1980’s.

The trees being planted are natives, and the whole project is guided by Council and its Urban Forest Strategy. Beyond tree planting the club aspires to install park furniture and informational signage including cultural and recent history, and flora and fauna. The next steps are awaiting Council guidance and approval, and the construction of the Peninsula Trail.