1. Environment Effect Statement
Margaret Hunter
Submission No 3

2. Experience and Qualifications
BA in History and Legal Studies, La Trobe University
Post graduate work in recreation/environment area
Over 20 years involvement in local history at local, regional and state level
Member of the Kingston Heritage Strategy Steering Committee Stages One and Two, and other advisory committees since 1995
Writer, tour guide and event organizer
Centenary Medal in from Federal Government

3. Frankston Train Line History
Opened to Mordialloc in 1881, Frankston in 1882
1881 opening at Bridge Hotel with Tommy Bent in attendance, wilderness and swamp on the frankston side of the Mordialloc Creek
4000 hectare Carrum Carrum Swamp many piers, restricted access,
Drained in
Mordialloc a holiday resort, for Melbourne, residents often lived in garages and rented houses out for holiday visitors from Melbourne

4. Frankston Train Line History continued
Other stations established gradually – Carrum original station, with Chelsea 1907, Aspendale (horse racing) and after ww1 Edithvale and Bonbeach
Edithvale was settled before this but considered part of Aspendale
Line electrified in
Now part of busy Frankston line with beach popular and other destinations including Mornington Peninsula
Edithvale link with other suburbs by Springvale/Edithvale road

5. Opportunities to discuss at panel
Local heritage and history even if not on heritage register, hard to do
Many properties left off at stage 2 of study and given local government heritage protection only including a possible Burley Griffin built house in Fraser Avenue, Edithvale “The Pines”
With work of Edithvale groups including train station group, collective, and other opportunity to promote knowledge of past development and include young people in this project.
Local people can then be more involved in community activities and walking/bicycle tours now and into the future

6. Groups to work with
Photos available on Kingston website stage 2 option with full information on all sites available correct at time of printing (2004)
Railway museum at Williamstown has many photos on-line
Museum of Victoria
Steam train trips as often happened in the past with groups including Steam rail, etc
Can include environmental history in with local history including vegetation, local activities and other options Encourage and activitate increased community involvement

7. Railway image Museum Victoria Edithvale