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Home > Active Living > Places to go/Things to do > Rosebud Foreshore Reserve Rosebud Foreshore Reserve
Description: The Rosebud Foreshore Reserve (55 hectares) is located along an eight kilometre stretch of the Port Phillip coastline between Anthony's Nose at McCrae and Chinaman's Creek in West Rosebud. The reserve is a valuable natural and community asset that has a long history of recreational use by the local community, day visitors and campers. Things to do
The Burinyung-bulluk people, part of the Bunurong clan who make up the Kulin nation, once occupied the reserve. Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (AAV) keep a register of Aboriginal archaeological sites in the reserve. The reserve has been used for continuous recreation and summer camping dating back at least to 1910 and possibly to the last century. The Reserve contains important historical features including the 34 metre high McCrae Lighthouse built in 1883 and the site of the "Rosebud" shipwreck of 1851. Both sites are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Fauna The former Department of Natural Resources and Environment (now DSE) Atlas of Victoria Wildlife lists over 80 bird and several mammal and reptile species observed in the Rosebud area and intertidal areas off the reserve. The western end of the reserve near Chinamans Creek provides important roosting sites for seabirds as the coastal waters are very shallow and several tidal bars occur off the beach. The foreshore has a regular occurrence of the Common Tern, is an important roost for Crested and Fairy Terns in Port Phillip, is one of the few places on the eastern side of the bay that Pied Oystercatchers occur regularly and has significant concentrations of cormorants at times.A system of inshore sandbars occurs from McCrae to Blairgowrie, formed through sand transported to the area in the longshore drift system. Offshore from the western end of the reserve is a shallow sand bar system supporting Seagrass (Heterozostera tasmanica). This intertidal area has high importance for birdlife including species listed under international agreements and fishing species important for recreational fishing. The shoreline is actively eroding between McCrae and Anthony's Nose. Vegetation The reserve represents one of the remaining areas of coastal vegetation on the eastern shore of Port Phillip and the bay coast of the Mornington Peninsula in particular. It is one of the few areas, along with Seaford Foreshore and Point Nepean, where dune vegetation and coastal woodland remain. The current dune vegetation minimises the adverse effects of coastal processes such as erosion. The vegetated camping areas add scenic and habitat value to the coastline. The foreshore vegetation is highly disturbed by weed invasion, in particular the mid-storey vegetation and ground cover. The dune vegetation is fragmented by numerous walking tracks for beach access, boat sheds located in the dune vegetation and structures such as car parks. Major threats to environmental values in the reserve are the spread of pest plants, human disturbance, unleashed dogs and coastal erosion along the eastern section of the reserve at Anthony's Nose. The Reserve contains two indigenous vegetation communities. These are Coast Dune Scrub and Coastal Banksia Woodland. The remnant areas of native vegetation on the eastern shores of Port Phillip are predominantly coastal scrubs and woodlands occurring on well-drained sandy soils with high rainfall. Some of the common species are: Coast Banksia (Banksia integrifolia); Coast Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum); Moonah (Melaleuca lanceolata); Coast Beard Heath (Leucopogon parviflois); Seaberry Saltbush (Rhagodia baccata). The Coastal Resource Reference Directory (Flinders Shire, 1992) lists 80 plant species recorded from the Port Phillip coast. Looking after the park
The 70km drive from Melbourne via the Nepean Highway and Peninsula Freeway takes about 1.5 hours. Alternatively, go by train from Melbourne to Frankston, then by bus to Rosebud. A ferry operates between Queenscliff and Sorrento then a bus to Rosebud (Melway Maps 158,159,169 and 170 give additional details). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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