Across three days at the end of August, the Semester 2 classes of Year 10 Geography went to Portsea beach to learn more about the beach and what can be done to preserve it. The Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project (dredging) began in February 2008 to deepen the shipping channels leading to Melbourne to allow greater access for container ships.The students were looking at the impact of the channel deepening project on the area as part of their Environmental Change and Management unit.
Here is a student reflection of the excursion:
This week Year 10 Geography classes went to Portsea beach to assess damage to the beach and discuss what can be done to preserve it. We spoke to Amy and Paul of BayPlay, a company that runs experiences in the bay, and discussed the impact of the Channel Deepening Project on the front beach. We assessed the effect the weather and new wave patterns have had on the businesses surrounding the beach including Dive Australia, which shut its doors after the Channel Deepening Project began. It was a great day spent exploring the beach for our upcoming assignment. — Lexie Cilia (Year 10 Green)
