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The Back Beaches of Melbourne

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Collecting pretty sea shells, is just one of the things that you can do when visiting these beaches. The sea deposits plenty more interesting bits and pieces up onto the shoreline. Beachcombing is such a fun, relaxing and sometimes highly rewarding pastime.

When wandering the shoreline, you can collect ...

• Driftwood
• Sea Shells
• Fossils
• Rocks
• Sea Glass
• Broken Pottery
• Shipwrecked artifacts
• Gemstones

Sorrento Back Beach

My very first memories of days spent at the ocean back beach, were of warm sunny times exploring the rock pools at Sorrento.

You will find an amazing stretch of ocean beach. Just a short stroll down from the car park, leads you to soft, sandy stretches along the foreshore,  tantalising rock pools to explore and expanses of seaweed hugging rock ledges.

When the tide is out these rock pools and ledges are a swimmer's and beachcomber's delight. There are deep blue pools brimming with incredible marine life.

Sorrento's swimming hole, just to the right of the carpark, has a rock platform where you are able to dive from into the clean, crystal clear waters of Bass Strait. This is refreshed daily with the new tide arrival.

A safe family beach that can be enjoyed by all age groups. There are BBQ and Picnic facilities available and a kiosk for that hot cuppa and bucket of piping hot, salty chips on a cold and blustery winter's day.

Portsea Back-Beach

This is a popular beach for excellent swimmers and surfers, however the waters are very dangerous so please, if you do want to swim here take notice of the flags when the beach is being patrolled and never swim alone.

The rock arch London Bridge, has been formed by the erosion of wind and waves. It can be found by walking along the Farnsworth Track which hugs the cliff line to the west of the beach, or you can reach it by car on the back-beach road ... just watch for the sign on your right.

The walk offers you an amazing view eastwards to Cape Shank, Arthurs Seat and westward towards Barwon Heads and the Otway Ranges.

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Mornington Peninsula National Park Back-Beaches

These open stretches of sandy beaches, an occasional rocky outcrop and saltbrush wind-swept dunes are perfect for long and delightfully soul mending walks, with or without the kids.

Here you can sing to your hearts content, or shout your cares away, or with head down and absorbed in the art of the beachcomber, wile away many an hour or two or more.

If you enjoy surfing, then this stretch of foreshore on the back-beaches of Mornington make for great waters. Just be careful and watch the rips.

The beaches are vacuumed daily by nature and sometimes she offers up a few of her well chosen treasures to share.

The beaches are patrolled weekends and public holidays, swimming and surfing here is really for the very experienced as the waters are very dangerous. This stretch of coastline also is a fantastic area to surf fish.

These beaches also provide an excellent chance to explore the underwater coastline. Scuba diving is a popular past time for some although please do so with company as the rock ledges and open ocean seas make the area quite formidable.

Ocean Beaches Of Phillip Island

On the eastern section of Phillip Island the Western Port Bay waters mingle with those from the Bass Strait bringing with them some fascinating sea treasures.

• Huge forests of thick rubbery Kelp
• Empty shark egg cocoons
• An amazing variety of sea sponges
• Interesting fossil finds
• Huge Cuttlefish
• Shipwreck artifacts
• Sea Glass
• Sea Shells, different seasons bring different types
  

On the back western beaches the coastline is rugged and the swimming is dangerous so be cautions if you are intending to do so. Perfect beaches to beachcombe and take photos though looking out onto the open ocean seas of Bass Strait.

You might even catch a glimpse of one of the big ocean liners that sometimes find their way into Western Port Bay.

The Back-Beaches West Of Melbourne

Snorkelling around these rocky areas can bring a very pleasant surprise ... huge crayfish, yummy!

Swimming at this beach is quite dangerous so only swim in areas that are patrolled, usually on a weekend and public holidays.

For some amazing photography you can't go past this beach, nature at its best, Point Lonsdale is a great family getaway diversion.

Further along this amazing ocean coastline you will find amazing, rugged beaches. Some of these are accessible, whilst others can be admired from on top of the cliff tops.

Beachcombing Tips And Suggestions

Beware The March Fly

These nasty little creatures just love to hug the shoreline and they bite like a lion

Their bite can leave a nasty red and swollen mark and the itch, oh dear...

Try to swat them, good luck. They are so fast and cunning. I have found that the best way to beat them is to spray up. If you don't like to spray then use the gel or roll on, just as effective.

Don't forget the Aerogard - Here are a few more tips to help make your day more pleasant

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