For more information contact the Parks Information Centre on 13 1963, or visit www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary

Management Plan May 2007 This Management Plan for Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary is approved for implementation. Its purpose is to direct all aspects of management of the sanctuary until the plan is reviewed.

A Draft Management Plan for the area was published in August 2006. Twelve submissions were received. All submissions have been considered in preparing this approved Management Plan.

Information For further information on this plan, please contact:

Chief Ranger, District Parks Victoria PO Box 543 Newport VIC 3015 Phone: (03) 9393 9222

Copies This plan may be downloaded from the Parks Victoria website www.parkweb.vic.gov.au. Copies of the plan may be purchased for $8.80 including GST from:

Parks Victoria Information Centre Level 10, 535 Bourke Street VIC 3000 Phone: 13 1963

Parks Victoria Point Cook Office 461 Point Cook Road Point Cook VIC 3030 Phone: (03) 9394 9100

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RING CITY LINK

MELBOURNE M80

ROAD M1 WEST GATE Westgate Park

MELBOURNE FREEWAY ROAD FREEWAY ROAD WILLIAMSTOWN

Cherry Kororoit Newport KOROROIT ROAD

MILLERS

Creek CREEK

Creek Laverton ROAD HOBSONS PRINCES Altona Jawbone BAY Coastal Flora & Park Fauna Creek Reserve Williamstown Altona JAWBONE MARINE SANCTUARY Point Gellibrand Skeleton QUEEN Coastal Heritage Park STREET NCES

Creek

ROAD

Cheetham

COOK PORT

PHILLIP

POINT B Point Cook Coastal Park POINT COOKE MARINE SANCTUARY

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KILOMETRES Figure 1 N Cartography by Spatial Vision 2006 M/7364 LOCATION Freeway/Highway POINT COOKE MARINE SANCTUARY Major sealed road Major unsealed road MELBOURNE Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Other Parks Barracoota

POINT COOKE MARINE SANCTUARY Y s 0 200 400 Figure 2 Cheetham METRES Major sealed road Gate Recreation Facilities Wetlands Cartography by Spatial Vision 2007 M/7364 N Major unsealed road Water channel Barbecue Lookout Southern Channel Tower Walking track Point Cooke Park information Marine Sanctuary Bird hide Proposed Bay Trail Coastal Park & Wetlands Bird watching Picnic table + Carpark RAAF Williams Carpark Playground sY Shore boundary marker (Colour indicated by letter) Point Cook Base (Prohibited Area) Facilities for people Tea house 6 with disabilities Pylon marker Toilets Y Enclosed waterbody l l Marker buoy Shipwreck

+ To Laverton POINT COOK HOMESTEAD

ROAD Lignum Spectacle Lake

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Y To Park “Henrietta” Office Cheetham Wetlands Trig Point Staging Area POINT COOK COASTAL PARK l+

Point Cooke

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Remnant of RAAF Lake Point Cook l Pier Point Cook Homestead

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Y Beach Recreation Area l “Diana”

l PORT PHILLIP

6 Latitude and Longitude values are based on WGS84. GPS users note that co-ordinates

Y for boundaries are given in the format degrees:minutes:seconds. Alternate formats are available on Parkweb, by calling 13 1963 or from Parks Victoria Offices.