Attractions – Natural

Point Cook Coastal Park

Point Cook Road, Point Cook, Victoria, 30
Website: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au

Point Cook Coastal Park features abundant birdlife, a historic bluestone homestead (Point Cook Homestead), intertidal sand banks and a Marine Reserve. Located 20 km west of Melbourne, it is a popular destination for birdwatchers, nature lovers and family groups.

Over 250 fauna species have been recorded at Point Cook Coastal Park. During the Victorian summer, visiting migratory birds move between the wetlands and salt marsh at Point Cook, the beach sand flats and Cheetham Wetlands, depending on the tides. The endangered Orange-bellied Parrot is known to feed in the salt marsh at Point Cook. The Double-banded Plover flies from New Zealand to spend the winter in Australia, and the Eastern Golden Plover migrates here from Siberia and Alaska.

The Marine Reserve was declared in 1982 to help preserve the diverse flora and fauna of the reef. It is one of the last relatively unspoiled reef ecosystems in the bay and is an important feeding ground for sea birds and a refuge for marine life.

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