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location. Other changes to the beach include the installation of sewerage to beach front properties in the 1960s when the entire dune was bulldozed, removing all native vegetation and razing what was once a protective mound. Introduced grasses were planted to hold the sand together and this eventually spread down to near the waters edge, producing what is seen today as a creeping sand dune covering the original beach with grass.
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Edithvale is best known for its long beach of pure white sand and historic bathing boxes. Residents groups have set up the
Kingston Boatshed Association to protect these historic treasures, originally constructed by their owners for family activities such as swimming and fishing. The waters of Port
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Edithvale
Primary School has a long history, originally being a wooden building which was burnt down in 1930 and took over 40 fireman to get ride of the huge fire. And is now rebuilt in red brick as it is today. During the 1960s it was the largest school in the area with over 1000 students. Notable
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in the late 1970s. This reclamation involved pumping sand onto the eroding beach from far offshore. Unfortunately this off shore sand was much coarser and yellower being harder and grittier. It's clear today to see the progressive spread of this course sand now 3 km south of its original
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Commonly caught fish in the area include
Flathead and Garfish, as well as Flounder which can be taken with a hand spear. Dolphins have been seen swimming 100 metres from shore and small fish fingerlings breed in the shallows.
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services the area. Edithvale is also on the Route 902 SmartBus orbital between
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The beach, which was originally ultra pure fine white sand has been degraded by coarser sand washed ashore during attempts to reclaim the beach further north at
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Edithvale is particularly well known for its long white sand beach which is a popular tourist attraction during summer. The beach is part of
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142:Coordinates
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247:Mordialloc
180:Population
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48:July 2021
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694:Bonbeach
593:11 April
521:See also
352:Victoria
218:Location
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709:Chelsea
564:15 July
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