Reef Survey with Parks Victoria Marine Care guided snorkel briefing
- Snorkelling program during warmer months
- Beach Patrol Litter Collection – 11 am, first Saturday of the month
- Out of season snorkelling/Saturday get-togethers over coffee
- Great Fish Count, Sat 19 Nov 2016. Meet at Ricketts Point Teahouse
- Photography – above and below water
- Members’ meetings with guest speakers
- Reef Surveys in conjunction with Parks Victoria
- Support for our Marine Education Centre (MEC)
- Support for a Marine Education Science and Community (MESAC) centre
- Submissions to local and State governments on matters relevant to the Sanctuary
MARINE CARE RICKETTS POINT FUTURE ACTIVITIES
Thanks to all who provided feedback about the kinds of activities you would like to see happen in the future. The following is a general summary of members’ comments. The comments indicate that the activities we are currently undertaking remain highly relevant, and that there are further programs members would like to see started.
Maintaining MCRP
- Council / Parks Victoria / DEPI (Department of Environment and Primary Industries) relations
- Website
- Newsletter
- Media and communications / Regular Leader articles etc
- Policies/submissions on issues affecting Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
- Grant applications
Member Activities
- Summer Snorkelling Program, incl ‘Great Fish Count’
- Out of season snorkelling/Saturday get-togethers over coffee
- Photography – above and below water
- Members’ meetings with guest speakers
- Use MCRP teeshirts while performing all activities
Citizen science
- Parks Victoria Sea Search intertidal, sea grass, surveys
- Local fossils ##
- Other projects eg MESAC (Marine Education Science And Community)
Wider Community Activities
- Marine Art Exhibition at Beaumaris Yacht Club September each year
- Summer by the Sea January each year
- Marine education, incl MEC (Marine Education Centre)
## proposed new activities
Volunteering: For new activities to commence, we need to have volunteers who would be prepared to lead particualr events, such as starting up a fossil observation activity. We are prepared to support and train people in activities also, for example; being an assistant leader to the snorkelling group or to the Beach Patrol group. If you would like to be involved in any of these activities please contact any of the Committee Members directly or email
Past Events
Thank you to all who came this morning!
It was chilly but the die hards all came willing to snorkel! However due to formal E. coli level warnings for local waters, we decided to opt for an informative talk and walk along the beach given by Ray Lewis. He covered many aspects of interesting aboriginal heritage, natural history, local ecology, rock pools and fossils. Thanks Ray!
Mother Natural turned on a beautiful rainbow over the Bay for us!
Then of course we topped it of with a warming hot drink!
Cool idea to warm the cockles of your heart – Winter solstice snorkel at Ricketts Point Saturday 25 June!
Last year we had a snorkel on the Saturday closest to the Winter Solstice, and despite misgivings as to temperature, it turned out to be a success.
Apre dive coffee/tea/soup has never tasted better!
We propose a similar casual snorkel on Saturday 25 June at 9.30 am, off the disabled ramp area, for perhaps half an hour.
With bit of luck this character building event will be blown out by the weather, and it will be straight to the Tea House with a clear conscience…
We look forward to seeing you all there! 
You are cordially invited to celebrate World Ocean’s Day with us next Wednesday 08 June 2016!
Come along for a beach clean up and then a delicious hot drink to warm up and be social afterwards!
Feel free to forward on to others, and bring your friends and family for this wonderful environmental event to preserve your beautiful sanctuary!