Beach erosion – it’ll all come out in the wash!
Beachgoers around the Bay have reported higher high tides and lower low tides since the Channel Deepening at the Entrance was completed in September 2008. There’s also been unprecedented beach erosion, particularly at Portsea. When waves break the turbulent water surges up onto the beach… then runs back again. The returning waters can cause strong [...]
Beach medicine – so good for you!
A stroll along the beach at sunrise can make your day. So its no surprise that many people want to keep it that way…. just cos! There’s growing evidence of the health benefits of spending time with nature. The Healthy Parks Healthy People International Congress 2010 (in Melbourne, mid April) is planned and delivered by [...]
Carmel Wallace: marine messenger
Artists like Carmel Wallace are rarer than a message in a bottle on the shoreline! Port Phillip EcoCentre was honoured to host Carmel as Artist-in-Residence in July 2008. In just 4 weeks she collected an extraordinary array of litter from beaches in the Bay and the Yarra Bank below Westgate Bridge; and assembled them into [...]
