6. Monkey and Little Monkey Creeks

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers,
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay and in the Catchment of Westernport Bay (1984, 88) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) 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 (external link) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:	960580 to 969565. Nine kilometres south-east of Stradbroke.	Sites 8221-1 to 6
Access:	Monkey Creek Road and North-South Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	Monkey and Little Monkey Creeks are incised into the Tertiary sediments that are here overlain by thin Pleistocene dune sands. The stream valleys are now swamp filled with dense thickets of swamp paper-bark (Melaleuca ericifolia), totem-poles (Melaleuca decussata), and prickly tea-tree (Leptospermum juniperinum).
Significance:	Local.
Management:	Because of the area covered by the site, the value of the significant geomorphological features is unlikely to be affected by localised land disturbance.

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