Werribee cliffs and erosion

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Recently we were at the K Road cliffs above the Werribee River, taking photos, making sketches, and after checking the photos I realized how dangerous the erosion is and people should not cross over the fence, no matter how inviting the view is. There is serious erosion and slips could occur. One government website warned about this:

This site is the best natural section of the thick alluvial deposits that characterise the agricultural area southeast of Werribee. It is an outstanding record of the Late Quaternary history of the Werribee River. The meandering course and the alluvial island add to the interest of the site.

Management
Class 1. If it is considered that engineering works are necessary to reduce the hazard river erosion may pose to K Road, the works should attempt to maintain the integrity of the steepest sections near the golf clubhouse. It would be preferable to divert the river course, by shortening the meander, rather than regrading or walling the river banks. The unmade public road south of K Road along the river bank is an unnecessary risk, and should either be closed or relocated away from the cliff edge and improved. Dredging or other interference with the channel island should not be permitted.

Not much time for drawing

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Lately too much else has been going on so I've hardly picked up a pencil or pen, only a couple of drawings on the way back from a trip to Melbourne, of a park in Footscray, the K9 Werribee River bend, and a couple today of our rabbit Ozzie.

Black pen, white paint

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Feeling a bit dismal today with a sore throat. I mainly kept a low profile after only an hour at Donation in Kind finding great books e.g. Ondaaje (spelling?) to send in boxes to overseas schools - by sitting around the lounge room adding white paint and black pen to some sketches I did some time ago. One of the beach at Anglesea, the other of a bend in the Werribee River below a golf club.