Sandy Point

History

The Bratowooloong people of the Gunai nation lived in the area before European settlement. The first Europeans to visit the area were three shipwrecked sailors in 1797. Irish convicts escaped south from Sydney and landed on Seal Island where several men were stranded and found by George Bass who put them ashore near Shallow Inlet to walk back to Sydney. No more was ever heard of them. Sealers and whalers visited the area in the first half of the nineteenth century. However, it wasn't until the 1860s that the area was settled by cattle farmers. The arrival of the Gippsland railway line improved the viability of local farms and made dairy farming in the area. The Post Office opened on 2 September 1926, and was closed in 1994. The development of the town as a tourist location started in earnest in the 1960s, but has been restricted by its natural heritage values.

Most-observed species

• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,560
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  1,534
• Pacific Gull

  Larus pacificus Latham, 1801 · Aves
  1,314
• Brown Thornbill

  Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,277
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,254
• Silver Gull

  Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
  1,201
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,061
• Black Swan

  Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  949

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2026-05-09
  4 km ESE of Mirboo North, Australia
• M 4.3 — 2024-02-08
  3 km E of Leongatha, Australia
• M 4.6 — 2012-07-20
  8 km S of Trafalgar, Australia
• M 5.2 — 2012-06-19
  11 km NNE of Mirboo North, Australia
• M 3.7 — 2011-07-05
  2 km NW of Korumburra, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2011-07-05
  6 km ENE of Korumburra, Australia