Victoria
Port Fairy, VIC
East Beach, old town tip eroding from dunes
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: broken glass, rusted metal.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Early-settlement rubbish tip and night-soil dump buried in the East Beach dunes; waves have cut into it repeatedly since 2011.
Warrnambool Standard 2011/2012: waves gouged the dunes exposing the old Port Fairy tip with rusted metal, broken bottles and debris; EPA ordered to investigateView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Contaminated fillSharp glass, unstable dune face
Keep exploring nearby
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