Saturday, January 13, 2007

Drain at Queenscliff


Drain at Queenscliff
Originally uploaded by davidfntau.
I (literally) stumbled over this drain cove on a curbside in Queenscliff while we were in Victoria. What a great idea!
Queenscliff is a coastal town at the heads of Port Philip bay surrounded by three very different bodies of water, Swan Bay, Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait. Swan Bay is a marine park, it is relatively shallow water and acts as a fish nursery, it is a very important part of the marine ecology of Port Phillip Bay.
Although the Bellarine peninsular has been seriously affected by landclearing for farms (and now urban sprawl) it is heartening to see some kind off effort being made to recognize community responsibility for the environment. Fishing is an important part of life in Queenscliff so this makes good sense.

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