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Sandringham Foreshore Association Newsletter

Summer-Autumn 2016

SANDRINGHAM FORESHORE ASSOCIATION (SFA)

Founded January 2007ABN 42947116512

A CHARITABLE NOT FOR PROFIT VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION

SFA

PO Box 52

Sandringham [email protected] Website: http://sandringhamforeshore.tumblr.com/

Patron of SFA: Professor Tim Flannery

From the president of SFA, Dr Vicki Karalis

Welcome everybody, to our first newsletter for 2016.

Update on erosion of the Sandringham beaches - Great news! !

I have exciting news to share with our community!

Please note from the media release below, the Minister has included funding

for Sandringham beaches renourishment to provide effective protection of our

coastal foreshore and improve the public amenity of our beaches!!


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$4.8 Million to Protect Port Phillip Bay Beaches and Foreshores

Media Release 21 December 2015Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville, today announced

$4.8 million in funds allocated to protect Port Phillip Bay’s beaches and foreshores fromerosion, and increase the amount of open beach space available to the public.The protection of Port Phillip Beaches and Foreshore Program will benefit localcommunities and those who visit the Bay’s beaches, noting about four out of every fiveVictorians visiting our coast at least once a year.The program aims to provide effective protection of our coastal foreshores and improvethe public amenity of Port Phillip Bay beaches.

The program includes: Beach renourishment at Sandringham; Sorrento West; Eastern Beach Geelong,

St Helens and Moorpanyl; Hampton; Frankston South; and Carrum.

Annual beach monitoring with input from the community and local government. Two awards to post graduate university students for coastal research projects in

Port Phillip and Western Port.

Communities are reminded that further assessment of individual projects or severeweather over the period may delay the works program.The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) consultedextensively with land managers including councils to finalise the program and will consult

further to implement the program over the coming two years.

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and

Water, Lisa Neville

“I am pleased to announce that eight different Port Phillip Bay beaches and

foreshores and the communities that enjoy them, will benefit from this $4.8

million program.”

“Whether it’s renourishments that widen and lengthen beaches or the work we

do with local communities to ensure erosion is properly monitored over the

long term, this funding is important for the health of the Bay’s coastline.”“These renourishment projects have been prioritised and we will work with

local land managers to deliver the projects over the next two years.”

Source:

http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/4-8-million-to-protect-port-phillip-bay-beaches-and-

foreshores/

This outcome follows on from long and extensive discussions between DELWP

and Bayside Council, together with the community and SFA, over the last 8

years.

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SFA have met with Department of Environment, Land, Water, Planning

(DELWP) officers Sally Patterson and Cathi Greve on a number of occasions,

and last year met with Kelly Crosthwaite, Head of DELWP Port Phillip region.

We are grateful to DELWP and the coastal engineers: Andrew McCowan and

Cardno. (Note the Cardno engineering report is due for release soon.)

SFA is also extremely grateful for Bayside Council’s ongoing support on this

matter. We are blessed to have such a great Council!

As predicted to reoccur annually at this time of the year, the erosion of

Sandringham beaches since the construction in 2007 of the Southey Street

groyne is again ongoing and severe. Despite the beach-stability benefits this

groyne was supposed to have provided, we have continued to experience

erosion problems at the Southey and Tennyson Street beaches, as well as

adjacent to Royal Ave. This now-predictable beach and cliff erosion occurs in

February through April, due to net-loss (along-shore transport) of sand

towards the north with prevailing south-westerly winds and currents occurring

in Summer and Autumn. When a coincident strong wind or storm event occurs

in this period [causing strong wave action], then spot-locations immediately

northwards of both groynes can suffer acute sand loss both of beach width,

and sometimes also 1-3 metres of erosion can occur at the base of the cliffs

due to wave action.

Even without the strong wind or storm events, general prevailing sea breezes

in the Summer and Autumn cause sand transport towards the north, which is

subsequently trapped from returning by the breakwater of the Sandringham

Yacht Club, and hence sand and silt stays within the harbour. Every year we

lose about 2,000 cubic metres of sand material from the Sandringham beaches

by this process.

And so now in April, we are witnessing the peak of significant sand depletion

north of both rock groynes i.e., at the Royal Ave and Southey Street groynes.

These changes are evident in the photos below starting in February of this

year. As has occurred in previous years, sand depletion will continue until

winter (when the prevailing southerly sea-breezes cease), and while the sand is

depleted, the risk of damage to the base of our cliffs by strong wave action

events is high.

So far, we have not experienced any major storms this summer/autumn, but

the risk to the relatively more exposed cliffs is of concern.


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Tennyson St beach 15th

March 2016

Note tyre tracks on the beach - the beach cleaning truck cannot access the rest

of the beach past the rocky outcrop. Note walkers accessing the beach by

climbing over the rocky outcrop.

The minimal sand offers very little protection of the cliffs from wave action.

Tennyson St and Royal Ave beach erosion this year was evident from early

February onwards.


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The photos below were taken on 16th

February 2016:


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Royal Ave beach north of the Royal Ave rock groyne 15th

March 2016:


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Beaumaris Bay Fossil site (BBFS) update

Nomination Submitted for National Heritage Listings

On behalf of the Beaumaris Bay Heritage Consortium, it is with great pride andhonour that the SFA have submitted a nomination to list the Beaumaris Bay for

its rich natural assets, recommending it for inclusion in the Australian

Government's National Heritage Listings.

Of special significance, the nomination highlights the Beaumaris Bay Fossil site,

as well as the geological, historical and artistic qualities of the surrounds, and

makes a very strong case for national-level, long term acknowledgement of the

Beaumaris Bay.

Beaumaris Bay Heritage Conservation Consortium

The consortium includes experts Professor John Long, Professor John

Buckeridge, Professor Tim Flannery, Professor Michael Archer, Dr Eric Bird and

many local environmental community groups.

Fossil finds at BBFS

BREAKING NEWS ! – FOSSIL FIND

On Thursday 21 April, Melbourne Museum held a special media event to

announce the recent discovery of the largest fossil tooth ever found in

Australia: From an extinct species of giant killer sperm whale – found at

Beaumaris Bay by local Melbourne man, Murray Orr. The following is an

extract from Museum Victoria’s Media Release, subsequently reported in

various print, radio, TV and electronic media:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-

seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538ea

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-

20160421-gobhl6.html

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538eahttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538eahttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538eahttp://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-20160421-gobhl6.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-20160421-gobhl6.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-20160421-gobhl6.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-20160421-gobhl6.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/move-over-moby-dick-meet-melbournes-own-mega-whale-20160421-gobhl6.htmlhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538eahttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/giant-beaumaris-tooth-reveals-monster-whale-stalked-our-seas/news-story/d61991da22dc111a1bc3b0e6ce9538ea


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And Also:

Ancient mollusc fossil found in Beaumaris cliffs

December 15, 2015, by Jon Andrews of Bayside Leader

The Aturia coxi , or chambered nautilus, was extracted on December 9 by

experts including Murray Orr, Marine Education Science and Community

Centre president Ray Lewis, Museum Victoria’s Dr Tom Darragh, and ProfessorJohn Buckeridge from RMIT.


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Prof Buckeridge said the intact mollusc, related to squid and octopus, was

about five to six million years old and lived in the waters of the once-larger

Port Phillip Bay. For full article click the following link:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-

story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%

20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905

Please email us your interesting fossil finds: [email protected]

Museum Victoria update on new fossil finds

Dr Erich Fitzgerald of Museum Victoria has recently reported to us about the

discovery of several periotic (ear) bones at the Beaumaris Bay, belonging to a

group of Baleen whales. Discoveries of fossilised remains from Baleen whales

have previously been known only from Early Miocene sediments in the

northern hemisphere. Their survival into the Latest Miocene-Earliest Pliocene,

in Australia is new and surprising, and it means a revision of our understanding

of the global distribution and evolution of Baleen whale fauna.

The SFA would like to say publically to Dr Erich Fitzgerald - we thoroughly

appreciate the tremendous work you and others are doing in recognition of

the fossil site, and in assisting the recent National Heritage submission. Initial

rewards of these efforts can be seen from the statement below, made to the

Legislative Council of Victorian Parliament recently by Sue Pennicuik:

Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site – statement by Ms PENNICUIK (Southern

Metropolitan)

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Environment, Climate Change

and Water, and relates to the Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site and the Beaumaris

Motor Yacht Squadron, which proposes to extend its existing site.

A look at the website shows that the project encompasses construction of arock breakwater wall; 120 floating marina berths; an extension of the outfall

drain within the breakwater to deep water; a waterfront boardwalk on the

south-west boundary; a three-lane boat ramp; a 78-berth ‘dry stack’ facility;

pump-out facilities; car and trailer parking; a new clubhouse and function

facility, including increasing the reclaimed area of seabed from 12 000 square

metres to almost 16 000 square metres.

This is of great concern to many people in the community, and to me. The

Beaumaris fossil deposits are recognised by palaeontologists worldwide asvitally important to science. Beaumaris Bay provides unique evidence of the

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/ancient-mollusc-fossil-found-in-beaumaris-cliffs/news-story/b6b24330462b0f620d6b8d7d1900fc1f?sv=4afb3985ce1833e22085542121983303&utm_source=Herald%20Sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GroupCeditorial&mid=1733905


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impact of climate change on the evolution and extinction of marine

biodiversity, reveals the origins of Australia’s modern marine li fe and

represents a globally canonical site for understanding the evolution of sharks,

whales and penguins. The site establishes a timescale for the evolution of

Australia’s unique marsupial fauna. It is one of Australia’s most prolific fossildeposits with Lovenia woodsii in abundant quantities.

Recent discoveries in 2015 include a species of whale formerly unknown to

science, bone from the beaked whale and a rare chambered nautilus shell.

Announcements of two other important fossil finds will be made soon. The site

has Australia’s only known co-occurrence of large land mammals with marine

fauna for this time period — 7 million years to 10 million years. Fossils found

include whales, dolphins, seals, penguins, sea birds including Pelagornis, a

pelican-like bird with teeth and a 7-metre wingspan, fish, sharks, includingmegalodon sharks which are up to 15 metres in length, and marine

invertebrates.

Beaumaris Bay has also been a focus for artists and photographers for over 100

years, attracting artists from the Heidelberg School, particularly Tom Roberts,

Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton, Clarice Beckett and others, and I am sure

people know all about the unique artistic heritage at that site. The Crown lease

to the boat club expires on 30 June 2018. The site is just around the corner from

the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, so the action I ask of the minister is that,given the uniqueness of this site and its importance to the local and the

Victorian community, she not renew the lease in 2018 so that the Crown land

can be used as a science and public education precinct, in conjunction with the

museum, schools and universities, for the ongoing education of the Victorian

public and the world.

Coast to Coast Conference 2016:

You are invited to join keynote speakers Professor Tim Flannery, Dr TundiAgardy and Professor Edward Blakely, at the MCG in Melbourne from 29

August to 1 September 2016. Online registrations are now [right click onto

OPEN]: OPEN

As Australia's national coastal management conference, Coast to Coast 2016

provides an opportunity to share original research, new knowledge and

experience in coastal and marine planning and management, science, policy

and governance, and to raise the profile of marine and coastal environments

and their values.

http://coasttocoast2016.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f7327e152cd498b943b8b512f&id=49d70a90ab&e=6cb4324e02http://coasttocoast2016.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f7327e152cd498b943b8b512f&id=49d70a90ab&e=6cb4324e02http://coasttocoast2016.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f7327e152cd498b943b8b512f&id=49d70a90ab&e=6cb4324e02


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Fluker Post research for monitoring of Sandringham beaches

DELWP, in conjunction with Bayside City Council, have installed two Fluker

Posts at the base of the Royal Avenue groyne, and on the Sims Street ramp.

Beach users are invited to take photos from these fixed points and sendthrough to the web link noted on the post - to monitor the beach profile

changes. See the below links for more information:

https://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/SAN1Sandringham

https://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/San2Sandringham

A Fluker Post allows passers-by to take a photo from the exact same

perspective on different days, which they can send to the Fluker Post ResearchProject. Photos for each location are then arranged in chronological order and

stored in an online database. This allows the general public to participate in

the very important work of photographically documenting environmental

landscapes which are experiencing change over time, for various reasons. The

Sandringham Beach Fluker Posts are just two of many now installed nationally

– each for different reasons and in unique locations.

If you would like us to help you demonstrate how to use the Fluker Posts

please contact us at [email protected]

Or, for more information please view the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/fluker.post

See photos below.

https://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/SAN1Sandringhamhttps://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/San2Sandringhamhttps://www.facebook.com/fluker.posthttps://www.facebook.com/fluker.posthttps://www.facebook.com/fluker.posthttps://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/San2Sandringhamhttps://picasaweb.google.com/114676241519217510044/SAN1Sandringham


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Fluker Post SAN1 at the base of the Royal Avenue groyne


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Brighton/Hampton Beach photographic update – completing the

groyne fieldThe following photograph was taken on 21

st June 2015, during construction

works in Hampton/Brighton, near the end of South Road. It demonstrates the

two new, 80 metre rock groynes abutting the revetment wall.

Brighton/Hampton Beach south of Green Point, and located immediately

north of the northern-most groyne. Photo taken 5th

March 2016

DELWP are aware of the changes to the beach from the newly constructed

rock groynes and we are confident the beach problem will be solved.


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Bayside City Council update

Draft Sandringham Foreshore Masterplan

Discussions to date with stakeholders and Council consultants, Matt and Nelly

from Thomson Berrill Landscape Design, have taken place in preparation forthe Draft Sandringham Beach Foreshore Master Plan process.

Do you have any suggestions for changes to our beach? Let us know.

Report from the site walk: Sandringham Beach and Gardens Masterplan -

(held on 8 Mar at the lookout opposite Sandy Beach Centre)

The scope of the Sandringham Beach and Gardens Masterplan study area

extends from Abbott Street to Eliza Street, adjacent to Red Bluff. This section

of the foreshore is identified in the Bayside Open Space Strategy (2012)primarily to provide for beach-based recreation, for a municipal and regional

catchment of the Victorian population.

The development of a master plan was identified as a priority in the Bayside

Coastal Management Plan (BCMP) 2014. The master plan is the next stage of

implementing recommendations arising from the BCMP, and other Council

policies, and will focus on council-managed areas of the foreshore. The master

plan aims to inform the Bayside Council’s capital works programs, including

funding applications and priorities for infrastructure renewal, replacement andredevelopment over the next decade. The master plan will also be a key tool to

assist Council and other stakeholders in obtaining required coastal

management consent from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and

Planning (DWELP) for implementation of on-ground projects within the

precinct.

Meeting with key stakeholders to discuss major issues and opportunities to be

considered during development of the draft master plan is part of the initial

consultation. The Sandringham Life Saving Club (SLSC) is a key stakeholderalong with other local groups including the Sandringham Foreshore

Association, the Black Rock and Sandringham Conservation Association,

Friends of Native Wildlife, and DWELP. A comprehensive program of

consultation with local residents will also be completed once the initial draft

masterplan has been prepared.

Council has appointed Thompson Berrill Landscape Design (TBLD) in

association with AW Maritime Coastal Engineers, Alluvium Australia and Equal

Access, to assist with preparation of the master plan. The consultant teamhave extensive experience in coastal design and management including


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preparation and implementation of master plans and works, for high profile

coastal areas including the Lorne foreshore, Torquay foreshore and North and

South Head in Sydney. Locally within Bayside, they have assisted Council in the

recent redevelopment of Green Point and the Draft Sandringham Foreshore

Precinct Masterplan. Other previous works completed by this team within thestudy area include removal of the old toilet block/kiosk, improvements to

beach access to the SLSC in 2005, and new lookouts at Sandringham Gardens

and Sim Street in 2014.

AGM for the Association of Bayside Municipalities (ABM)

On the 1st

December 2015, committee members of the SFA were honoured to

attend the AGM for the Association of Bayside Municipalities (ABM).

Cr Felicity Frederico, outgoing president of the ABM, spoke on the 'Principles

for Protecting Port Phillip Bay and its Shoreline'. These principles, like that of

Hippocrates the founding father of Western Medicine, are based on 'Do No

Harm'.

Tammy Van Wisse was guest speaker for the evening, and gave an inspiring

talk about her amazing marathon swims all over the world. Tammy also

highlighted the importance of healthy waterways, for all to share – a topic

about which she is extremely passionate, and works tirelessly for.

From left: Vicki Karalis, Tammy Van Wisse, and Felicity Frederico


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ABM’s recent work titled "Bay Blueprint Framework Report" [undertaken with

significant funding from the Victorian Government] has enabled ABM to

research, refine and develop many suggested improvements to Bay

management and resourcing, to better protect and improve the Bay over the

next 50-70 years.

Felicity's speech ('Principles for Protecting Port Phillip Bay and its Shoreline')

advocated that through management and oversight of the Victorian

Government, all efforts be made to include:

Protect the environmental, social, economic, recreational, amenity and

cultural values of the Bay and ensure these values and the physical

shoreline condition of the Bay is protected now, and for future

generations; Prepare and publish a regular State of the bay report outlining the

current health, amenity and condition inclusive, but not limited to, water

quality, marine biodiversity and shoreline conditions;

Undertake regular monitoring and reporting not exceeding every four

years, on the conditions and current health of the Bay reflected in the

State of the Bay report;

Maintain all community based assets, existing public access and buffer

zones within Port of Melbourne land;

Require the private operator of the Port of Melbourne to consult with

the Government and report to the community in relation to amenity and

environmental issues arising from the port development;

Ensure maintenance dredging complies with all applicable regulations,

And, prevent any capital dredging of the shipping channels or

widening/deepening of the Bay entrance.

SFA congratulate Felicity's leadership within the ABM to pioneer and

spearhead these important values to improve the health of the Bay and help

develop sets of principles to protect the Bay for all Victorians, and future

generations to enjoy.

Historical photos of our Bayside beaches

Historical photos of Hampton beaches

SANDY BEACH KIOSK HISTORIC PICTURE GALLERY of Hampton Beach

Have you managed to see the many historical photos of the

Sandringham/Hampton Beach south of the Sandringham Yacht club


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breakwater? They are featured in the rear of the Sandy Beach HQ kiosk (up the

stairs at the back). Please pay the kiosk a visit!

Thank you to Mike Meyers and Bayside City Council for organising these

wonderful photos which can also be viewed on the Kiosk website:

http://sandybeachhq.com.au/

Many of the photos are useful as they feature the coastline and beach profiles

as they were, about a century ago.

You might also find this website useful for comparing the expanse of sand and

cliff face on the beaches in 1945 compared with present day:

http://1945.melbourne/

[Thank you to Garry Allen for providing us this useful link!]

Historical photos of Sandringham beaches and Beaumaris BayAcknowledgement and many thanks to the Sandringham & District Historical

Society for preserving these wonderful historical beach photos:

Sandringham beach 1910, postcard published by Soffa (local newsagent)

Note Red Bluff cliff at the distance and multiple beach houses extending to Red

Bluff cliff along the coastline.

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Boxing Day, Sandringham beach 1908-9, by Soffa

Beaumaris Bay 1910 printed in Prussia


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Cliffs of Beaumaris Bay (1) – The Rose Series, supplied by Chris Sutton

Cliffs of Beaumaris Bay (2) – The Rose Series, supplied by Chris Sutton


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SFA Bayside Member Profile

Graeme Disney OAM - a valued and respected local resident

Photograph: 1st December 2015 at the Sandringham Yacht club for theAssociation of Bayside Municipalities (ABM) Annual General Meeting.

My wife Dorothy and I have lived in Hampton all our lives and the beach and

the Bay have always been an integral part of our family life. As a child, I was

always fascinated by the beach and foreshore, and was drawn to Hampton Pier,

especially in the busy times when the professional fishermen arrived to unload

their catch. I joined Sandringham Yacht Club as a junior member – just in time

for the 1956 Olympic Games – and began sailing with friends. We bought ourown boat, a gaff-rigged ’couta boat’ named ‘Florence’, when the children were


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small and she still serves three generations of our family well. ‘Florence’ is 82

years old and we have owned her for half of her life.

I have been involved with Sandringham Yacht Club in many roles. As my

children began sailing I became Cadet Officer, Chairman of the Off-The-Beachcommittee, Principal of the Sailing School, served on General Committee, and

eventually became Vice Commodore. I am now a Life Member and serve as

Club Chaplain and Historian.

I was a member of many sub-committees for Sandringham Council and these

included planning, arts, history and conservation, particularly foreshore;

working groups, including Sandringham Harbour, Hampton Beach and HMVS

Cerberus, and also the Sandringham Foreshore Masterplan. I was a member ofSandringham’s 70

th and Victoria’s 150

th Committees and chair of the

Bicentenary Community Committee in 1988. This continued when Val Tarrant

and I co-wrote ‘Bayside Reflections’, which proved to be very successful and

was reprinted twice. I was elected President of Sandringham & District

Historical Society when that body was formed, and was awarded Sandringham

Citizen of the Year in 1987. I stood for election to the newly formed Bayside

City Council and was the first mayor. I was appointed as council’s representative

to the Association of Bayside Municipalities, and was able to continue the

promotion of foreshore requirements, especially the renourishment of

Hampton Beach.

I was thrilled and honoured when the then Minister of Conservation the late

Marie Tehan appointed me to the Victorian Coastal Council, to represent

Victorian Local Government. I became chair of the Council's Planning &

Approvals sub-committee and was able to make a contribution to projects in

Port Phillip and Westernport, as well as the Surf Coast and Gippsland Lakes. I

was also appointed to the State Assessment Panels of 'Coast & Clean Seas' and

'Coast Care /Coast Action.'

In 2003 I was awarded a Centenary Medal and in 2009 an OAM “For service to

Local Government, local history, yachting and the church”. I count my blessings

that I live where I can see Hampton Beach and Port Phillip every day. There is

no place in the world that I would rather be!

Graeme Disney OAM


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We hope you have enjoyed reading the summer-autumn edition of the SFA

Newsletter 2016.

Yours with kindness,

Dr Vicki Karalis, SFA President

SFA committee members:

Alison Horton, Vice-President, Perfusionist

Salva Crusca, Secretary, Mental Health worker

Craig Francis, Treasurer, IT expert

Ike Solomon, Engineer

Helen Gibson, Geologist & Editor assistant

Paul Hede, Architect

Adrienne Smith, Secretarial assistant, IT consultant

Cristian Silver, Editorial assistant

Free SFA Membership

The Sandringham Foreshore Association is a charitable not-for-profitassociation. Membership is free. Our self-acclaimed role is to foster and

promote good natural conservation principles to Bayside foreshore

management. Our current focus is to assist public education by aligning

ourselves with scientific experts in fields of conservation and natural

environment, and to facilitate effective communication between community –

council and state governments – and established environmental science

publications and position statements.

The role of SFA is to care for and help protect our local beaches and cliffs, butalso to educate, raise awareness and preserve our local archaeological,

geological, cultural, indigenous and heritage sites such as the Beaumaris Bay

fossil site.

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