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Request beach cleaning

We are responsible for beach cleaning and the removal of seaweed/seagrass if required, from beaches under our management.

Together with Bellarine Bayside and Barwon Coast, we groom high use beaches prior to Christmas and intermittently, as required, until Easter. These beaches are generally short in length and have high visitation and are in close proximity to residents or visitors. They include:

  • Portarlington Main Beach
  • Hervey Park, St Leonards
  • Moorpanyal Park, North Shore
  • Eastern Beach, Geelong
  • Clifton Springs Boat Harbour (Harbour to Griggs Creek)
  • The Dell and Edgewater Drive west (if required) Clifton Springs.
  • Ocean Grove front beach.
  • St Helens and Rippleside Park foreshores (Note: Rippleside not recommended for swimming due to soft mud nearshore).


 

Odour

On occasions, accumulated seagrass wrack may generate an odour. This is a natural part of the decomposition process and is not dangerous.


 

Make a request

When you request a beach cleaning we will need to know:

  • your contact details.
  • the exact location of the issue requiring attention.
  • Brief description of what you would like done e.g. Seagrass wrack removal, litter clean up.

Request beach cleaning


 

Seaweed collection for personal use

You can collect seaweed or seagrass wrack washed up on the beach when it's for personal use in your garden.

Collect by hand and make sure you are not in a marine protected area, for example: Swan Bay, Point Lonsdale headland, Barwon Heads Bluff.

Common Questions

In general we are responsible for public beaches and boat ramps between Avalon Beach to Ramblers Road, Portarlington.

We also:

  • have responsibility for the Ocean Grove boat ramp and Buckley Park foreshore between Point Lonsdale to Collendina
  • manage a small section of beach adjacent to Harvey Park at St Leonards.

Bellarine Bayside is generally responsible for beaches and boat ramps from Point Richards to the edge of the Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve.

Parks Victoria manage or are responsible for:

  • Portarlington Harbour and Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve
  • Portarlington Harbour and Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve and
  • all coastal waters below low tide mark, Marine Protected Areas and State Reserves, for example: Lake Connewarre.

Barwon Coast is responsible for public coastal foreshores between Collendina and Breamlea.

There are several other agencies responsible for specific coastal areas such as the Geelong Ports Authority, Barwon Water, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and the Department of Defence.

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