Site 16 Kodak, Coburg - Cliff of Melbourne Formation

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

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).

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Location:	YARRA 5000/04.09 E21940 N22560
	Left bank of Edgars Creek immediately north of the boundary of the Kodak (Aust) factor in Newlands.
Access:	From Livingstone St or Arthur St Coburg North.
Ownership & Municipality:	Public Land, City of Coburg
Site Description:	The site is an 8 m high cliff of gently dipping Melbourne Formation sediments exposed above the left bank of Edgars Creek. The creek flows westerly along the strike of the sediments for about 100 m. North from this point, Edgars Creek is a lateral stream flowing along the eastern edge of a lava flow that displaced the ancestral stream and moved it eastward against a high ridge of Silurian rock. The creek has cut into this rock in much the same way the Yarra River has cut into similar rock at Studley Park, Kew. Three hundred metres north, an old road cutting near Adnette Street also exposed Silurian sediments. On the right bank of the creek are outcrops of basalt showing this to be the edge of the lava flow.
Significance Rating:	Local.
	The site is the best natural vertical section of Melbourne Formation sediments in the study area. When examined in conjunction with the basalt outcrops on the opposite banks, it illustrates the impact of the lava flows on the development of the Edgars Creek valley.
Site Sensitivity:	Class 3.
	The site is not easily accessible but may be safely viewed from the opposite bank. The site could be damaged by material being dumped over the bank. Property managers on the adjacent private land should be made aware of the significance of the site to avoid inadvertent damage in this way.
References:	None known.

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