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Close X14 September 2026
Looking for summer work? Join our team by the coast
Barwon Coast is recruiting at least 15 Casual Cleaning Officers to join our caravan park and campground team for the busy 2026-27 peak season.
9 September 2026
Barwon Heads Nature Festival returns this September
The Barwon Heads Nature Festival is back from Monday 21 to Friday 25 September
27 August 2026
New Hooded Plover nest at Thirteenth Beach
A new Hooded Plvoer nest has been discovered on 13th Beach
19 August 2026
Have your say on draft playground designs for Barwon Heads Caravan Park
Barwon Coast is inviting the community to help shape the designs of two playgrounds at Barwon Heads Caravan Park,
6 August 2026
Final Bancoora Coastal Adaptation Plan now available
The final Bancoora Coastal Adaptation Plan (CAP) is now available.
Latest News
Published on 21 June 2023
Join us to celebrate NAIDOC week
Press Release Barwon Coast invites the community to celebrate National NAIDOC Week Barwon Coast is inviting Bellarine Peninsula residents to join them to ‘Celebrate our Elders’ for National NAIDOC Week and recognise the Wadawurrung people’s connection to our local coastal...
Published on 7 June 2023
Caring for our port
Press Release Barwon Coast takes pride in the Local Port of Barwon Heads Barwon Coast is caring for the Local Port of Barwon Heads, with over 20 port projects completed and gaining over $290,000 in grants over the past 18...
Published on 27 May 2023
National Reconciliation Week 2023
National Reconciliation Week– 27 May to 3 June – is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The theme...
Published on 18 May 2023
Committee of Management: May meeting recap
On Tuesday 16 May 2023 we held our monthly Barwon Coast Committee of Management meeting. The meeting started with a training session from Arranyinha on unconscious bias and privilege and their impacts on First Nations people and communities. During the...
Published on 16 May 2023
Vale Phil Emery
It is with deep sadness that we share the sad news of the death of our former colleague and dear friend of Barwon Coast, Phil Emery, who passed away on 13 May. Phil led the Barwon Coast Committee of Management...
Published on 9 May 2023
Barwon Bluff Circuit Walk safety upgrades
Barwon Coast is improving the safety of one of our coastal trails. The Barwon Bluff Circuit Walk rail fencing is being fully replaced to ensure the safety of trail users. The circuit will be closed from 15 May to 26 May...
Published on 6 April 2023
Notices to Mariners No.155-2023 Rotary Easter Duck race
Mariners are advised that Barwon Heads Sailing Association organised and scheduled boating activity events in the Barwon River north of the Barwon Heads Bridge, part of the waters of the Local Port of Barwon Heads from 25 September 2022 to 21 May 2023 are exempt from certain rules of the Marine Safety Act.
Published on 3 February 2023
Memorials
Barwon Coast deeply regrets any distress it may have caused by the removal of the memorial seat at the Barwon Bluff viewing area. There had been a landslip at the site earlier last year, requiring the removal of all infrastructure,...
Published on 30 January 2023
Hooded Plover Update
1 HOODED PLOVER CHICK has hatched on 13th Beach between 40W-42W beach accesses.. Parents have one newly hatched chick in their care at the moment on our beach ! ‘TEMPORARY BEACH CLOSURE’ has been set up by our Coastal Rangers...
Published on 20 January 2023
Port of Barwon Heads Water Quality Alert
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) advises the following for water quality samples taken on Tuesday 17 January 2023 at – Barwon River Estuary at Barwon Heads EPA advises that: microbial water quality on 17 January 2023 met standards for primary...
Published on 8 January 2023
Notices to Mariners No.010-2023 Little Tackers Sailing Event
Mariners are advised of a triathlon swim event in the Barwon River from Ozone Jetty to the Barwon Heads Vehicle Bridge - Barwon Heads, starting at 8.30am and finishing at 11.00am on Sunday 27 February 2022.
Published on 3 January 2023
Hooded Plover Update
1 HOODED PLOVER CHICK has hatched between 19W-20W Ocean Grove Main Beach. Parents have one newly hatched chick in their care at the moment on our beach ! ‘TEMPORARY BEACH CLOSURE’ has been set up by our Coastal Rangers for...
This #PloverAppreciationDay, we’re giving you a glimpse into the Secret Lives of Hooded Plovers.
There’s romance. There’s drama. There are tiny eggs hidden in plain sight. And there are some seriously dedicated parents trying to raise a family on our busy beaches.
Behind the drama is a threatened little shorebird that needs our help. During breeding season, Hooded Plovers nest directly on the sand, making their eggs and chicks incredibly vulnerable to disturbance.
So while you’re following the latest episode of #PloverTV, help give our Hoodies their happily ever after:
🩵 Give nesting birds plenty of space
🩵 Keep clear of fenced and signed areas
🩵 Keep dogs under control and follow local dog regulations
🩵 Walk close to the water’s edge around nesting areas
🩵 Always follow directions on signs
Happy Plover Appreciation Day to our tiny coastal stars. 🌊🐣
@hoodedploverbnb
#PloverAppreciationDay #PAD2026 #PloverTV #HoodedPlovers #BarwonCoastHoodieWatch
📸 Photos by @Barwonsteve57 and Rod MorrisonOpen post by barwoncoast with ID 18116347982059326
🌈🦜 Our noisy, colourful, busy neighbours!
You’ll often hear Rainbow Lorikeets before you see them – screeching and chattering as they race overhead .
With their bright red beaks, blue heads, green wings and backs, and orange-yellow breasts, they’re certainly not shy about standing out.
Rainbow Lorikeets are right at home in our coastal and urban landscapes, particularly wherever there are plenty of trees. They spend much of their time among flowering shrubs and trees, feeding on nectar and pollen, as well as fruit, seeds and the occasional insect.
And when the day is done? You might spot – or more likely hear – groups gathering together to roost at dusk.
Noisy, colourful and always busy – we reckon they bring plenty of personality to our coast. 💚
Learn more from BirdLife Australia: https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/rainbow-lorikeet/Open post by barwoncoast with ID 17877787428626563
🌿 The Barwon Heads Nature Festival is almost here!
From 21–25 September, Friends of the Bluff are bringing together an amazing program of events celebrating the wonderful natural environment of Barwon Heads. There’s lots to explore, including some fantastic events happening across our coastal foreshore reserves:
🥾 Monday 21 September – Explore Barwon Bluff, plus two Canoe the Mangroves sessions
🌱 Tuesday 22 September – Walk on Country @ Barwon Bluff with @Wadawurrung
🌊 Wednesday 23 September – Orchids in the Park, then Land, Sea, Sky slide night
🔬 Thursday 24 September – Tide & Seek: a family ‘marine science’ day
🧤 Friday 25 September – Barwon Heads Great Spring Clean Up, followed by the Turning the Tide short film festival that evening.
There’s plenty more happening throughout the festival too!
Explore the full program and find out how to get involved: https://www.barwonbluff.com.au/nature-festival/
Congratulations to Friends of the Bluff and everyone involved in putting together another fantastic celebration of our coast. 💚Open post by barwoncoast with ID 18003910007791685
🐌 Go searching for sea slugs at Barwon Bluff!🌊
Did you know Victoria is home to more than 400 species of colourful sea slugs?
Join Parks Victoria (@parksvic ) for a Sea Slug Census in the intertidal rockpools of the Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary and see what you can discover.
📅 Thursday 17 September
⏰ 9.30–11.30am
📍 Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary
Learn more about these fascinating marine creatures while helping contribute valuable observations to the Victorian Marine Parks Association database and iNaturalist.
Registrations are essential.
Find out more and register via www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/volunteer-activities (search for `sea slug`)Open post by barwoncoast with ID 18062185166609315
A cuppa, a chat and an important question – R U OK? 💛
Today our team came together for an R U OK?Day morning tea and heard from our Employee Assistance Program provider about the confidential health and wellbeing support available to our staff and their families.
It was a great reminder to make time for genuine conversations – today and every day.
Ask R U OK? Any day. 💛
#RUOKDay #RUOK #WorkplaceWellbeingOpen post by barwoncoast with ID 18120793300911347
🥚 Hoodie nest update!
We’re pleased to share that there are currently two active Hooded Plover nests – at Blue Rocks and near Signpost at 13th Beach – each with three eggs. 🤞
Hoodies nest directly on the sand, and their tiny, camouflaged eggs can be almost impossible to spot. They’re also easily disturbed, so please give them plenty of space.
🩵 Keep close to the waterline
🩵 Keep dogs on lead near nesting areas
🩵 Stay outside fenced or roped-off areas
Six little eggs – fingers crossed we`ll see some little chicks! 🐣
#HoodedPlovers #BarwonCoastHoodieWatchOpen post by barwoncoast with ID 18088144943208650
💙 Happy Father’s Day!
Wishing a very happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful fathers and father figures in our community!
If you’re looking for something fun to do with Dad today and haven’t, ahem, made a solid plan yet… why not swing by the Barwon Coast Discovery Centre in Barwon Heads? 🐚
Housed in the historic Lobster Pot, there’s plenty to explore – from local marine life and wildlife to geology, shipwrecks and local history.
🦀 Open today, 1–4pm
📍 Jetty Road, Barwon Heads
🌊 Free entry – all ages welcome
Perfect for a little Father’s Day wander by the coast.
More information: https://barwoncoast.com.au/about-the-coast/barwon-coast-discovery-centre/Open post by barwoncoast with ID 18117019076289796
Species spotlight: Sooty Oystercatchers 🖤❤️
Have you spotted a Sooty Oystercatcher along our coast?
With their striking all-black plumage, long red bill and bright red eyes, these distinctive shorebirds are amazing to spot along our coast – although their dark colour can make them tricky to see against the basalt of our coastal reefs.
📸 A big thank you to Rod Morrison for these fantastic photos!
Got a great photo of local wildlife? We’d love to see it – share it with us in the comments or send it our way.
And if you’d like to learn more about the birds you might spot around Barwon Bluff, our friends at Friends of the Bluff Barwon Heads have put together some great information.
👉 Check out their Sky – Birds page: https://www.barwonbluff.com.au/sky-birds/
A quick reminder about bird flu: If you come across sick or dead birds along the coast, please don’t touch or handle them. Keep your distance, keep dogs away and report sightings to the relevant authorities. Reports of sick and dead birds are important in helping authorities monitor for avian influenza. More info: agriculture.vic.gov.au/birdfluOpen post by barwoncoast with ID 18405996016095836
🌊 The Barwon Coast Discovery Centre is back from this Sunday! 🐚
After a winter break, the doors of will be open this Sunday, and there’s plenty to discover inside.
Drop in and explore the stories of our coast – from local marine life, plants and wildlife to geology, shipwrecks and local history. You can also have a chat with one of the wonderful Friends of The Lobster Pot volunteers, who always have plenty of knowledge to share.
🦀 Open Sundays, 1–4pm
📍 Jetty Road, Barwon Heads
🌊 Free entry – all ages welcome
Come in, have a look around and discover something new about the coast .
More information: https://barwoncoast.com.au/about-the-coast/barwon-coast-discovery-centre/
#BarwonCoast #BarwonHeads #DiscoveryCentreOpen post by barwoncoast with ID 18119837329925682
🌸 Hello, spring! 🐝
As we welcome a new season, we’re feeling pretty lucky to experience this special stretch of coast in all its seasons.
There’s a lot to love about a coastal winter – wild seas, moody skies, quiet beaches and those crisp, clear days. But we’re also happy to see the first signs of spring appearing across the coastal foreshore.
Coastal plants are starting to flower, warmer days are sneaking in (along with some pretty hectic rain!) and Hooded Plover breeding season is underway once again. Please keep your fingers crossed for a successful season for these vulnerable little birds. 🤞🐦
Here’s to spring on the coast – new life, changing landscapes and plenty more wild weather along the way. 🌿🌊Open post by barwoncoast with ID 18223003876335922
This is Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the land, waters, seas and skies of Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach, Black Rock and Breamlea. We honour and say Nyatne to Elders past, present and future whose ancestors, for thousands of years, have cared for this part of Dja (Country). We are committed as an organisation to meaningfully work together with Traditional Owners to make Wadawurrung Culture and Country strong.
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