7. Ben Winch Swamp

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:	970685. Three kilometres east of Holey Hill.	Ben Winch Swamp. © Crown (State if Victoria) Copyright. reproduced by permission of the Surveyor-General, Victoria.
Access:	Holey Hill Track.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	This complex wetland is over 1,500 metres long and lies in a broad valley eroded in Tertiary sediments. Unlike any other swamps or lakes in the Stradbroke-Holey Plains area, Ben Winch Swamp has prominent relict spits that extend from the southern shoreline and divide the basin into five segments.
Significance:	Regional. The evidence of a former deep and permanent lake at this site, (as shown by the relict spits) make this an unusual and significant wetland.
Management:	An area extending approximately 200 metres around the swamp shoreline should be reserved from further pine plantations. The general principles of wetland management outlined as above.

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