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PP75. Linley (Fishermans) Point - Raised Platform

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:271670. Western edge of Linley Point, Mornington.
Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 75. Linley Point, Mornington.

Access:
The Esplanade, Mornington.

Ownership/Managing Authority:

Crown land, Shire of Mornington.

Site Description:
The point is an outcrop of ferruginous Baxter Formation sandstone overlying Marina Cove Sand and Balcombe Clay. There is a very clear section of the Baxter Formation at the rear of the carpark on the northern side of the point. On the west and south, the shore is littered with large angular boulders of hard ferruginous coarse sandstone. These form an apron over a shore platform in a softer yellow sandy clay rock, and also cover a raised platform with a pebble bed. The raised platform and pebbles was a more obvious and significant feature on the northern side of the point but has been destroyed by construction of the car park.

Significance:
Regional. The site gives a clear exposure of the Baxter Formation and the weathering characteristics of that rock. It is a good site to show the derivation of a boulder shoreline from parent materials. Although partly obscured, the platforms (active and relict) on the west and south of the point are of significance.

Management Considerations:
Class 2.. No extensions to boat facilities or car parking should be undertaken. The sea wall should not be extended around the point. The site should be retained as an active coastal geomorphological site.

References:
Hills, E.S. (1940). The physiography of Victoria. 1st edition. Whitcombe and Tomb, Melbourne.
Gostin, V.A. (1966). Tertiary stratigraphy of the Mornington district, Victoria. Proc. R. Soc. Vict., 79, 459-512.

Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 75. Linley Point. Boulder covered shore
platform.
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