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Coastal Trails
ENVIRONMENT
Bayside Coastal Environment Trail
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76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham
PO Box 27 Sandringham VIC 3191
T (03) 9599 4444
enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au
www.bayside.vic.gov.au
Get the Bayside Walks & Trails AppBayside Coastal Trail Network Bayside City Council has developed four affiliated trails stretching across the 17 kilometers of the coastline adjacent to Beach Road between Brighton and Beaumaris. The Bayside Coastal Environment Trail The Bayside Coastal Environment Trail consists of signs that identify and explain a wide range of flora, fauna habitat and ecological types – from the marine environment through to coastal vegetation along the 17km of coastline. For further information, please refer to: www.bayside.vic.gov.au/trails or contact Council’s Open Space Department on 9599 4444.
01 Extinctions –
The Sandbelt
The Sandbelt region of Bayside gets its name
from the fact that the underlying geology is
predominantly sandstone, with the overlying
soils ranging from sands to clays.
Original custodians of the land found food
in different types of vegetation. European
settlements established farms with imported
cattle and sheep that quickly reduced
populations of palatable plants.
Urbanisation resulted in the clearing of native
vegetation and the draining of low-lying swampy
areas.
A number of species disappeared from the
sandbelt region including the Dingo, Masked
Owl, and larger birds like the Emu and Magpie
Goose.
Woodlands and Heathlands that once covered
the area gave way to homes, commercial
and industrial development thus altering the
landscape to such an extent that less than two
percent of the area’s original plant or animal
communities remain.02 The Rakali
(Australian Water Rat – Hydromys
chrysogaster)
‘Rakali’ is an Aboriginal term for the Australian
water rat. Rakali are highly specialised
amphibious mammals especially adapted for
aquatic life.
The Rakali have broad, partially webbed feet
and dense waterproof fur. Their tail is long and
thick and well covered by dark hair usually with
a prominent white tip. Their tails act like rudders
when they are swimming or diving for food.
Rakali are a protected native species in Victoria.
In Bayside Rakali are recognised as a locally
significant species.
Bayside City Council is working to protect and
promote these special creatures.03 Sand Dunes
(Vegetation Communities)
The Sand Dunes at Brighton have an important
function in the health of the beach. Vegetation
communities that grow on and around these
dunes are indigenous species.
Sand dunes act as barriers against the action of
waves, tides and salt wind and are a source of
sand for the beach during periods of erosion.
As sand accumulates, the dunes become
higher and wider. Plants play a vital role in this
process, acting as a windbreak and trapping
the deposited sand particles.
The development of more complex plant
communities in areas protected from salt water
inundation, sea spray and strong winds is
possible due to sand dunes.
Friends of Brighton Dunes are a Bayside group
that work on the protection and regeneration of
the Sand Dunes and vegetation communities
that live in the habitat.awaiting image
04 Coast Tea-Tree
(Leptospermum laevigatum)
Coast Tea-tree is a small tree that inhabits
mainly sand dunes and the coastline of south-
eastern Australia. The Coast Tea-tree is often
found in harsh, windswept coastal situations
where it assumes leaning, crooked or twisted,
but attractive forms. This adaptable tree favours
well-drained soil of all local types in full sun
or partial shade. It tolerates dryness once
established, as well as salt winds.05 Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard
(Tiliqua scincoides)
In the hotter months it is common to see the
Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard, soaking up the
warmth from the concrete paths and roads in
Sandringham.
Like all reptiles, Eastern Blue Tongues do not
produce their own body heat and rely on the
warmth of their surroundings to maintain a body
temperature of 30–35oC. During the colder
months it is rare to see one, as they remain
inactive, buried in their shelter sights.
Eastern Blue Tongues forage for food through
tussocky grasses, leaf litter and under rocks and
logs. They eat a wide variety of vegetation and
invertebrates including snails and beetles.
They vary a bit in colour and size, but most
commonly they are grey with broad brown stripes
across their back and tail, and they grow to about
30cm in length.
Eastern Blue Tongues have been known to live to
around 20 years some even up to 30. The Eastern
Blue Tongue uses its blue tongue as a bluff
warning device. Its main predators are cats and
dogs. Accidents involving cars and lawnmowers
are also a common cause of death.
The Bayside Friends of Native Wildlife Group
participate in activities involving the appreciation
and preservation of native wildlife in the Bayside
area.06 Bayside
Inland Birds
The Bayside Greenbelt is fortunate in its areas
of indigenous trees, shrubs and wildflowers,
which provide important habitat for over 113
different species of native and migratory birds.
The Bayside Greenbelt stretches from the
Bayside Rd Heathland Reserve to the George
St Tea-tree reserve.
The permanent bird inhabitants are attracted to
the mixed bushland and heaths found in sand
dune areas.
Migratory species of birds come to heathlands,
golf courses and parks where they find food,
water and shelter.
Bayside City Council is working to protect these
species of native and migratory birds.07 Seaweed
The role of seaweed in the coastal ecosystem is
important and quite often overlooked.
Seaweeds are the pastures of the sea, providing
the basic level food for the food web. Seaweed
acquires energy through sunlight, which
provides nutrients thanks to a process called
photosynthesis.
Seals, fish, sea turtles and sea urchins eat
seaweed. Vitamins, trace minerals, lipids, plant
sterols, amino acids, omega-3 and omega-6 and
anti-oxidants are all found in seaweed and passed
along the food web.
Humans also eat seaweed. Especially in some
Asian countries where it is considered a great
delicacy. Seaweed is also eaten as part of Asian
Cuisine in Australia.
Seaweed also has many other uses. It can be
used as medicine, fertiliser and also, an ingredient
used in bodycare products.
Some people view washed up seaweed as a
nuisance on the foreshore. Seaweed, is usually not
removed because:
· it is an important part of the coast ecosystem
· it washes in and out daily with the waves and
large storm events
Seaweed is generally only removed if it is trapped
in large amounts, with an offensive odour and not
likely to be removed naturally.08 Ricketts Point
Marine Sanctuary
The Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary (115 ha) is
on the eastern side of Port Phillip at Beaumaris,
about 20km south of the Melbourne CBD.
The sanctuary protects a diversity of habitats,
including rocky sandstone, intertidal and
subtidal reefs, sandy beaches, subtidal soft
substrates and seagrass beds, in a small
accessible area in a highly urbanised setting.09 Rock Pools,
Platforms and Reefs
Rock pools, platforms and reefs provide habitat
to an amazing diversity of plants and animals.
Rock platforms are covered twice a day by high
tide, thus creating two worlds for many plants
and animals living on them. When the tide is
out, large predatory fish are excluded from the
rock platform, allowing animals to move around
freely and exposing plants to open air and sun.
Living in rock pools requires specialised
adaptations and the Waratah sea-anemone
is an example of a hardy rock pool creature.
Looking like a red jelly mass out of water it is
able to withstand the heat of the sun for several
hours per day, survive the beatings of the surf
as the tide comes in and take its food and
oxygen from water without being able to move
about from place to place.
Conserving rock pool flora and fauna is now
part of all school marine biology programs,
reinforced by severe penalties in most states for
unauthorised collection of animals.10 The Australian Pelican
(Pelecanus conspicillatus)
The Australian Pelican is the largest of the
shore birds that can be found along the bayside
coastline. It is especially popular at Ricketts
Point.
The Australian Pelican is 1.6 to 1.8 metres
long with a wingspan of 2.3 to 2.5 metres and
weighs 4 to 13 kg. This is medium-sized by
pelican standards. It is predominantly white
with black along the primaries of the wings.
It has a large pale, pinkish bill. An Australian
Pelican was recorded with the largest bill in
the avian world at 49cm long. Wild Australian
Pelicans can live between 10 and 25 years.
The Australian Pelican can be found anywhere
that there is a large mass of water which
enables them to eat fish.
Australian Pelicans consume up to 9kg of food
per day. They are not fussy eaters. In addition
to small fish, crustations, tadpoles and turtles,
Australian Pelicans have even been known to
eat ducklings and seagulls. Some have even
been documented to be so daring as to follow
humans into their home for food.27 The Beacon 25 Hauling the Seine 21 Half Moon Bay 1 Boon wurrung Landscape 12 The Beach at Sandringham 8 The Swimmer 5 Brighton Beach, Wilson 3 Brighton Beach 2 Playthings of the Wind 12 Emu
28 Fishing Nets 26 Man with Fishing Net 22 Red Bluff 9 Time of Chaos 13 Sandringham Beach 9 Hampton Beach 6 Brighton Beach, Mather 4 Summer Sea 7 Seaweed 13 Constellation
29 Quiet Corner 8 Living Across Two Worlds 14 Bunjil’s Eggs 9 Rock Pools 14 At the Beach 7 Renourishment 7 Brighton Beach, Burn 3 Boon wurrung Women 2 Middle Brighton Baths 2 The Journey of the Eel
30 Banksia Point Beaumaris 10 Half Moon Bay and the 15 Windhover 8 Hampton Beach 4 Boon wurrung People 3 Sand Dunes 3 Bluestone Sea Wall 1 Extinction
31 Sandringham 11 Ochre Pits Red Bluff Cliffs 23 Boats at Half Moon Bay 16 Beach Scene 9 Sandringham Rotunda 4 Coastal Tea Tree 4 Bathing Boxes 2 Rakali 1 Red Bluff
32 Mentone 13 Quiet Corner 11 HMVS Cerberus 24 Near Black Rock 17 Tea Trees 10 Sandringham 5 Green Point Gardens 5 The Last Arweets
12 Little Beach 18 Storm Clouds 11 By the Sea 6 Brighton Beach Baths 10 Pelican
7 Plenty of Sun 6 Natural Resources 1 Elwood Life Saving Club
6 Bayside Inland Birds 2 Rakali
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20 Red Bluff at Sandringham
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ENVIRONMENT
Bayside Coastal Environment Trail
map overleaf
76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham
PO Box 27 Sandringham VIC 3191
T (03) 9599 4444
enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au
www.bayside.vic.gov.au
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