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86 Point Franklin - Calcarenite Cliffs

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 for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location005653. Headland 500 m east of Portsea Pier. The most significant features lie on the eastern and western sides of the point.
Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 86, Notch and visor west of Point Franklin
AccessFranklin Road. There are steps to the east of Point Franklin and a footpath to the western side. It is difficult to traverse the base of the point except at very low tides.
Ownership/Managing AuthorityCrown land, Portsea Foreshore Committee of Management

Site Description
The site is an irregular cliff of calcarenite displaying cross bedding, palaeosols and weathering features. There is a weakly developed and fragmentary shore platform. Two features of special interest occur – on the western edge is an overhanging ledge that has the form of an exaggerated notch and visor, and 100 m east of the steps on the eastern side is a cave eroded along the inclined bedding places of the calcarenite.

Significance
Regional. While these features are common on the calcarenite of the ocean coast of the Nepean Peninsula, they are unusual in Port Phillip Bay. The overhanging ledge is a particularly well developed example of this erosional development of calcarenite, and is uncommon in other rocks.

Management Considerations
Class 1. The features should be left in present condition and not be modified or protected by dumped boulders or sea walls. Any cliff-top construction or stabilisation should be designed so as not to cause damage to the two features described.

Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 86, Cave eroded along inclined bedding plains, Point Franklin
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