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Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve

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The Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve consists of open grasslands for passive recreation, two wetland lakes, the saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area, Wader Beach and the Kororoit Creek.

Water birds such as ducks, coots and moorhens, several species of cormorant and grebe, swans, herons, spoonbills and pelicans all call the Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve home. Many of these residents can be seen from the bird hide on the northern shore of the eastern lake.

Water for the lakes comes from the roof and street run-off in the adjacent housing and its quality is improved before it enters the lakes by passage through a swale situated at the foot of Rifle Range Drive. Extensive planting on the islands and the southern shore of the lake provides cover for native birds and the lake is stocked with two types of native fish.

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Things to do: *The open area to the north of the lakes includes the Bay trail for cyclists and walkers together with seating, playgrounds and native planting's *Enjoy panoramic views of Port Phillip Bay, Point Cook, the You Yangs, Altona and the Bellarine Peninsula *A bird hide is located on the main lake for observation of the variety of birds that feed at the lake
Getting There: *The Jawbone Flora and Fauna reserve is 8km from Melbourne City in Williamstown. The 50 ha reserve stretches from Bayview Street to Maddox Road. Access to the site can be achieved by the Bay Trail which has side tracks leading visitors to viewing points at several places in the reserve before it crosses the lower lake in a boardwalk on its way to Altona

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Bayview Street
Williamstown VIC

Getting There*The Jawbone Flora and Fauna reserve is 8km from Melbourne City in Williamstown. The 50 ha reserve stretches from Bayview Street to Maddox Road. Access to the site can be achieved by the Bay Trail which has side tracks leading visitors to viewing points at several places in the reserve before it crosses the lower lake in a boardwalk on its way to Altona