Seaspray, Victoria

38°23′00″S 147°10′00″E / 38.38333°S 147.16667°E / -38.38333; 147.16667Population322 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3851^[2]Location

• 242 km (150 mi) east of Melbourne
• 34 km (21 mi) south of Sale
• 62 km (39 mi) north east of Yarram

LGA(s)Shire of WellingtonCountyBuln BulnState electorate(s)Gippsland EastFederal division(s)Gippsland

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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the South Gippsland Highway in the Shire of Wellington, 242 kilometres (150 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the 2016 census, Seaspray had a population of 322.^[1]

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.^[3][4] 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]

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  Looking across the Coastal Reserve to the town from near the Surf Life Saving Club
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  The Surf Life Saving Club, first stage rebuilt in 2015 at a cost of $2.6 million
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  North-east along the Ninety Mile Beach
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  The SLSC as seen from the road
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  Outdoor seating at the SLSC

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]

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