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Blue Rock Lake foreshore track to be protected with erosion control and revegetation works

Erosion control works at Blue Rock Lake will protect 130 metres of foreshore track, ensure continued access, and support lake health, with community planting to restore native vegetation and fish habitat.

By news@gippsland - 15th December 2025 - Back to News

Visitors to Blue Rock Lake will benefit from new erosion control works that will protect the foreshore track - ensuring continued access and supporting the lake’s health. The Blue Rock Lake Foreshore Stabilisation and Community Path Renewal Project will start in February 2026, when water levels at the lake are typically lower, to rehabilitate around 130 metres of eroded shoreline.

Blue Rock Lake’s foreshore track will be protected with erosion control works, ensuring safe access and supporting the lake’s health

Foreshore protection works

Funding of $43,000 from Regional Development Victoria’s Tiny Towns Fund will see large rocks placed adjacent to the track, creating a ‘beach’ that will protect the foreshore and track from further damage caused by wave action and weather.

Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network Project Officer Caroline Hammond said the track must be temporarily closed to complete the works. "We will need to close the track for between seven to ten days, depending on the weather and appreciate the community’s patience as we work to complete the job quickly We will notify the community and install signage and project information on notice boards at the lake and in the local area to keep residents and lake users updated," she said.

Lake restoration project

This project is being delivered in partnership by:

• Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network (LCLN)
• Southern Rural Water
• West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (the CMA)
• Tanjil Valley Landcare Group

Caroline said this project will help protect the environmental and recreational values of Blue Rock Lake well into the future. Once erosion control works are complete, Tanjil Valley Landcare Group will host a community planting day to revegetate the site with native riparian, ephemeral, and aquatic species.

The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Rivers and Wetlands Officer, Matt Khoury said these plantings will strengthen the foreshore, slow water impact, and create valuable fish habitat. "This project will protect and improve access to this much-loved community space, while later next year native aquatic plants will be restored to the foreshore as new habitat for fish and wildlife," said Matt.

Pictures from Visit Gippsland website.

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