Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park

Visitor Guide The Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park is a narrow coastal reserve covering 17,600 hectares along a portion of the Ninety Mile Beach, from Seaspray to Lakes Entrance. This unique and picturesque park consists of lakes, wetlands, marine and terrestrial environments and offers visitors a wide range of recreational opportunities. The park also includes the internationally significant Lake Reeve and Bunga Arm, several islands and the Boole Poole Peninsula.

Location and access Picnicking Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park is located in East There are many picnic areas Gippsland. The western section of the park is throughout the park. Toilets, water, accessible by road via Seaspray and Golden Beach. picnic tables and fireplaces are The eastern section of the park is accessible only by provided at some sites, with BBQs boat. available at Nyerimilang Heritage Park. Drinking water and firewood are NOT Welcome to Country always available- we advise you to carry your own supply.

On Friday 22 October 2010 both the Federal and State governments formally recognised the Gunaikurnai people as the Traditional Owners of over 20 per cent of public land within Gippsland and Eastern Victoria. The Victorian Government and the Gunaikurnai people formally signed Victoria's first settlement agreement under the new Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010. This agreement involved the transfer of ten parks and reserves to the Gunaikurnai as "Aboriginal Title" which will be jointly managed in conjunction with Parks Victoria.

Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park is one of the jointly managed parks within Gippsland. This agreement recognises the fact that the Gunaikurnai people have always been connected to their land and are the rightful people who speak for that Country. These parks and reserves are cultural landscapes which are part of our living culture.

Camping Designated campsites are situated between Paradise Beach and The Honeysuckles along Shoreline Drive at Golden Beach. Boat based bush campsites are available at Bunga Arm east of Steamer Landing. Bush campsites areavailable at Red Bluff and Spoon Bay.

Bookings are required year-round and fees apply to Paradise Beach and Bunga Arm. Book your site at www.parks.vic.gov.au/stay Swimming There are swimming sites along the sheltered lake shores. Take Horse riding great care when swimming along the Ninety Mile Beach. It is Horse riding is permitted along formed tracks within recommended that swimming be contained within flagged areas the park west of Loch Sport. Horse riding is not patrolled by surf life saving clubs. permitted elsewhere in the park including the Ninety Mile Beach. Beach riding is permitted nearby the Fishing Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park west of Seaspray. Surf fishing along Ninety Mile Beach, or lake fishing from a boat, bank or jetty is popular throughout the park. Bream, Flathead, Skip Jack, Luderick and Mullet are the main fish caught. Please note Hunting that a recreational fishing licence is required for all coastal and Licensed hunting of game duck, Stubble Quail and inland waters. Hog Deer is only permitted in accordance with hunting regulations during the designated game Boating seasons and in the nominated areas for each of these species. Hunting is not permitted on private The Lakes offer excellent opportunities for boating and water skiing property without permission from the landowner. in designated areas. Boat ramps are situated at Seacombe, Wattle Firearms are not permitted within the park outside of Point, Paynesville, Metung, Nungurner, Loch Sport and Lakes Entrance. Jetties for access to the park are provided at Barrier the nominated game seasons. Landing, Drews Jetty, Ocean Grange, Silver Shot Landing and Steamer Landing. Boat operators are encouraged to use the Walking sewage pump or hopper facilities situated around the lakes for Management tracks are closed to private vehicles, disposal of sewage. enabling easy access for walkers to explore the more secluded areas of the park.

For more information call the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963 or visit our website at ww w .pa r k s .vi c .g o v .au For further information: Dogs Nyerimilang Heritage Park Parks Victoria In the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park dogs are only Nyerimilang Heritage Park boasts magnificent views and Information Centre permitted (on a leash at all times) at the following a rich variety of plant and birdlife. The highlight is Call 13 1963 locations: Barrier Landing (300m east of the jetty), Ocean Nyerimilang Homestead, in a delightful garden setting on or visit our website at Grange (within 100m of the residential zone), Paradise a cliff top above the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. Perfect www .p arks . v i c . go v .au Beach, Loch Sport Causeway, Flamingo Beach, The picnic spots are surrounded by gardens with plants from Honeysuckles and Golden Beach (between campsites different environments, historic farm buildings and Parks Victoria Offices one to six on Shoreline Drive) and the Nyerimilang pastoral surrounds. Scenic walks meander along bush Sale Office- Heritage Park homestead precinct. and farm tracks, past Kurrajong trees, wetland areas and 1 Lacey Street Dogs are NOT permitted in other areas of the park nor through the East Gippsland Indigenous Plant Garden. Sale VIC 3850 between campsites seven to twenty along Shoreline Drive, Ph 5143 8200 Golden Beach. Dogs are also NOT permitted on boats or Bairnsdale Office- Finding your way at Nyerimilang on land in Bunga Arm. Owners are required to clean up Access to Nyerimilang Heritage Park is from the Princes 574 Main Street their dog’s litter. Dogs used for the flushing or retrieval of Highway via the Kalimna West Road 10km north-west Bairnsdale VIC 3875 game birds are permitted in the hunting zones of the park, of Lakes Entrance. Ph- 5152 0600 during and 24 hours prior to the commencement of the Lakes Entrance The park is open daily from 8:30am until sunset and the open season. Visitor Information Centre homestead is usually open from 10:30am to 3pm Cnr Marine Pde & on weekends and 9:30am to 4pm on weekdays. The Esplanade Rich in plants and animals Lakes Entrance VIC 3909 The diverse range of plant habitats within the park Step back in time at Nyerimilang Ph (03) 5155 1966 enables plenty of opportunity for viewing a wide range of The land that is now Nyerimilang Heritage Park was a wildlife including Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Black Wellington homestead, holiday home, Boys Training Farm and cattle Visitor Information Centre Wallabies and the Common Brush-tailed and Ring-tailed stud before being purchased by the Victorian Possums. Ninety Mile Beach is a good place to observe 8 Foster Street Government in 1976. A display featuring the history of shore and ocean birds such as shearwaters. Sale VIC 3850 Nyerimilang and the natural resources and history of the Ph 1800 677 520 Gippsland Lakes is located inside the homestead. From past to present Walks around Nyerimilang Caring for The Gippsland Lakes fall within the boundaries of the Whistling Kite Track: 750 metres, 10 minutes one the Tatungaloong clan of the Gunaikurnai people. There is way. This short walk passes through grasslands and a environment much evidence of their traditional life in numerous midden sites containing shellfish remains, charcoal and burnt variety of forest types. The Whistling Kite, a large brown Help us look after your park by pebbles, some dating back 3000 years. For more bird of prey with a distinctive underwing pattern and long following these guidelines: information about the local Aboriginal history contact the tail, nests in the tall Blue Gums nearby. Please take rubbish away Krowathunkoolong Keeping Place in Bairnsdale on 03 Homestead Track: 1.1 km, 25 minutes one way with you for recycling and 5152 1891. The original entrance to Nyerimilang Homestead was disposal via this track from the Maringa Creek crossing. The track gently descends through gully vegetation to swamplands All native plants and animals The first European records of the Gippsland Lakes were and a salt marsh area. are protected by law by Angus McMillan in 1840 and of the seaward entrance to Cliff Top Walk: 1.7 km, 30 minutes one way Fires are not permitted on the the lakes by John Reeve in 1842. The wreck of the ship, Panoramic views of the nearby lake system and Bass Ninety Mile Beach The Trinculo, which was beached in 1858 is still evident today west of Delray Beach. Strait beyond can be enjoyed on this walk. Dogs are not permitted except Kurrajong Track: 750 metres, 10 minutes one way. This on a leash in the areas track links Cliff Top and Homestead Tracks. Kurrajongs indicated on the map Barrier Landing & Entrance Bay and other native trees can be seen at the northern end of Camping is only permitted in The entrance to the Gippsland Lakes was constructed in this track. designated areas on the map the 1880s. Before that time, the lakes were generally Salt Marsh Track: 1.2 km, 25 minutes one way closed to the sea, with the barrier being breached only on Fires may only be lit in From Kalimna West Road to Reeve Channel; the salt rare occasions. fireplaces provided and must marsh environment surrounding Maringa Creek gives way The original construction involved wooden breakwaters be completely extinguished to the sandy shorelines of the lakes system. extending a short distance out to sea, and some of the old with water before leaving construction equipment can still be seen. No fires may be lit on days of Take a walk across the ocean beach to The Entrance for Total Fire Ban some fishing, watch the boats come in or spot some August This park spreads across 2 seals or dolphins searching for food. Water skiing is also 2014 Printed on 100% Australian made recycled Total Fire Ban Districts- the permitted between Entrance Bay and the Barrier Landing. paper West & South Gippsland as Please observe the regulation signs. well as East Gippsland Total Barrier Landing and Entrance Bay feature a number of Fire Ban Districts rare shorebirds including the Little Tern, Fairy Tern and Vehicles must stay on formed Hooded Plover which breed on Rigby Island and on the tracks and are not permitted ‘off Ninety Mile Beach. You can enjoy these birds from a road’ including Lake Reeve and distance, but please keep well clear of them during the the Ninety Mile Beach warmer months, and where possible walk on the wet sand to avoid accidentally stepping on their nests. Firearms are only permitted in the park in accordance with Hunting Regulations to Princes Hwy

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