Share your feedback on Ramblers Road foreshore

The City of Greater Geelong is seeking public feedback in developing a Master Plan for the management of Ramblers Road foreshore in Portarlington.

The Master Plan will review weed control, seasonal accumulation of sea grass wrack, and other management actions to protect and enhance the foreshore.

The new Master Plan will replace the Ramblers Road Foreshore Management Plan 2007, which helped to address many key issues and coordinate improvement works in the area.

• The new Master Plan will reflect changes since 2007 including;
• The installation of a gravel pathway
• An increasing population and usage of the foreshore
• Increasing threats from Climate Change
• Installation of the award-winning Ramblers Road Artificial Reef’
• Upgrades to Point Richards Boat Harbour
• Sightings of Orange-bellied Parrot
• Nesting Red-Capped Plovers
• Formation of the Friends of Ramblers Road Group in 2021.

Engagement sessions will be held at:

• Midday to 2pm Saturday 7 January 2023 at the Portarlington Information Booth Centre
• 5pm Thursday 12 January 2023 - Online open house
• 9am to 11am on Sunday 15 January for Friends of Ramblers Road at the Portarlington Sailing Club, Point Richards Road.
• 5pm Tuesday 7 February 2023 - Online open house
  
  Community engagement closes at 5pm 10 February 2023.
  
  For more information visit Have Your Say.

Mayor Trent Sullivan  

Ramblers Road foreshore is a unique and dynamic coastal environment of sand dunes, native vegetation, and lagoons. The foreshore is so important for biodiversity and conservation, as well as a place where people enjoy swimming, fishing, and being out in nature. The feedback provided by community members will help us understand what people value about the area, any issues that need addressing, and will help us to prioritise investment.

Bellarine ward Councillor Stephanie Asher

We’re lucky to have such a beautiful environment right on our doorstep so we want to work with the community to protect and enhance it.