Seaspray, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Seaspray
State:vic
Lga:Shire of Wellington
Use Lga Map:yes
Postcode:3851[1]
Pop:322
Coordinates:-38.3833°N 147.1667°W
County:Buln Buln
Stategov:Gippsland East
Fedgov:Gippsland
Dist1:242
Dir1:east
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:34
Dir2:south
Location2:Sale
Dist3:62
Dir3:north east
Location3:Yarram

Seaspray is a small coastal town in Victoria, Australia, in the Gippsland region of the state. The town is located alongside the Ninety Mile Beach about off the South Gippsland Highway in the Shire of Wellington, east of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the, Seaspray had a population of 322.[2]

Seaspray's main recreational features and tourism attractions focus around swimming, surfing and other watersports, as well as fishing on the Ninety Mile Beach. There is also fishing in the creek, walks, tennis, picnic and playground facilities, and regular markets.[3] [4]

Especially in winter, southern right whales may provide onlookers chances to witness them cavorting close to shores.[5]

The town is home to a Surf Life Saving Club and hosts annual Surf Life Saving Carnivals. In 2015 the Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club underwent a $2.6 million rebuild after the previous club rooms had been badly damaged by violent storms in 2007. This first stage of the rebuild included better operational control facilities, a first-aid centre, equipment storage, and a social function area with views across the town and beach. Future stages of the work will include a patrol tower, extensive outside decking to expand the function area, and greater storage facilities.[6]

History

In 1943, 7 people were injured at Seaspray Beach after a wire attached to an RAAF plane failed to retract.[7]

Seaspray hosted an overnight's stay of the Great Victorian Bike Ride on its seventh running in 1990 and again in 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seaspray Demographics (VIC) Local Stats. Qpzm LocalStats. Qpzm. 8 January 2013.
  2. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats: Seaspray. 23 October 2017. Official site. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2 May 2019.
  3. Web site: SEASPRAY information & attractions. Travel Victoria. 8 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Seaspray Victoria Australia. Gippsland and Beyond. 8 January 2013.
  5. [Gippsland Times]
  6. Web site: Seaspray SLSC work begins. Gippsland Times. Fairfax Media. 23 June 2016. 16 February 2015.
  7. News: Shocking Accident at Seaspray . 8 May 2021 . . 28 December 1943 . A target attached by a wire to an R.A.A.F. plane, which was flying at a low level, struck a group of people on the beach..
  8. Web site: History of the Great Victorian Bike Ride. Official site. Bicycle Network Victoria. 27 December 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130110083026/http://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/great-rides/94425/. 10 January 2013.