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K6 Moonee Ponds Creek, Tullamarine - Older Volcanics

This information has been developed from the publications:

  • 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 Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
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.

LocationKeilor 105296. Shire of Bulla. Valley of Moonee Ponds Creek at western edge of Gellibrand Hill Park.

K6 - Weathered Newer Volcanics and floodplain sediments, Gellibrand Hill.

Access
Oaklands Road, Sunbury Road.

Ownership
Crown land

Site Description
The valley of the Moonee Ponds Creek includes outcrops of fresh and deeply weathered Older Volcanics Basalt. The channel is of varied form with short rocky sectors alternating with braided reaches where the channel is choked with granitic sands. The valley walls display excellent sections of fluvial deposited sands, silts and clays, and there are distinctive layers of water-worn cobbles of Older Basalt. Red Bluff Sands outcrop in places above Older Volcanics.

Significance
Regional This is one of the few unmodified sectors of the Moonee Ponds Creek in the metropolitan area. The outcrops of Older Volcanics are of particular interest as are the various channel deposits. These show aspects of the geomorphological history of Moonee Ponds Creek and complement the cultural interest of the Gellibrand Park.

Management
Class 2. There should be no artificial straightening or lining of the creek channel. The stream should be maintained in as a natural a condition as is consistent with the needs of park management. The geomorphological interest of the creek could be more prominently displayed in the official information pamphlets


Map K6
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