McLoughlins Beach Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°36′31″S146°54′14″E / 38.60861°S 146.90389°E Coordinates: 38°36′31″S146°54′14″E / 38.60861°S 146.90389°E | ||||||||
Population | 282 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3874 | ||||||||
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Wellington | ||||||||
County | Buln Buln | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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McLoughlins Beach is a small settlement in South Gippsland, Victoria. It has an estimated permanent population of less than 300 [2] and a number of holiday houses.
The first inhabitants of the broader area were the Kurnai Aboriginal people. [3] Within the Kurnai people were the Brataulung people [4] who inhabited the forests and coasts around McLoughlins Beach area for thousands of years. [5] They used the waterways as a source of fish and shellfish. [5] Like other nearby coastal towns, McLoughlins Beach is thought have Aboriginal heritage values of significance, although comprehensive studies of the area in this regard have been limited. [6]
European development of the area began in the early 1920s when the original jetty was built. [7] This jetty existed until the 1960s. During this time McLoughlins Beach was a popular fishing village. [7] The current jetty was built in 1967 and the footbridge which gives access to Ninety Mile Beach was built in 1972. [7]
McLoughlins Beach provides opportunities for estuary, offshore and surf fishing. [8] Facilities that assist with fishing include a boat ramp, a jetty and a footbridge that provides walking access to Ninety Mile Beach. Recreational fishing is popular in both the inlet and from the surf, and frequently caught species include the gummy shark, snapper, flathead, and silver trevally. Local authorities do not recommend swimming at Ninety Mile Beach here although surfers and swimmers can generally be found here in the summer months. Nearby Woodside Beach is more popular for families, as there are surf lifesavers present during the summer months. Walks in the area include a one kilometre return walk along the jetty and boardwalk and a 20 kilometre return walk from McLoughlins Point to Reeves Beach. [9] McLoughlins Beach also has a picnic shelter, playground, public toilets, postal box and public telephone.
Located near the western end point of Ninety Mile Beach McLoughlins Beach sits on a slight elevation largely surrounded by waterways and mud flats. [10]
Next to and partly surrounding the township is the 73,600 acre (29,800 ha) Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park. This park has a number of threatened species including the little tern, the white-bellied sea eagle, Lewin's rail, ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus), swamp skink ( Egernia coventryi) and the great egret. [11]
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