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71. Flinders - Marine Cliffs and Bluffs

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website (external link) for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:Flinders - 278387. South of the Flinders jetty.
Image: Sites of Significance Westernport Bay
Coastal cliffs at West Head (arrowed) and bluffs (B), Site 71
Access:Walk from the car park at Flinders jetty.
Ownership:Crown Land and Commonwealth Government land (RAN West Head Gunnery Range).
Geology/Geomorphology:The coastal slopes south of the Flinders jetty show a transition from degraded bluffs to active marine cliffs. The bedrock materials are lava flows of the Older Volcanics mantled by limestones and sandy beds. Near the jetty, there is a wide sandy beach terrace but to the south this terrace narrows and the lower slopes are exposed to direct wave action. In the RAN reserve, the Older Volcanics outcrop as a shore platform and active marine cliffs.
Significance:Regional. The cliff-bluff sequence is typical of the hard rock coastline of the south-west of Westernport Bay.
Management:Class 2. Extensions to the car park at Flinders jetty should be confined to the area 400 metres south of the jetty to avoid further disturbing the sandy beach terrace.


Sites 70 - 72
Site 71, Flinders area

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