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Gippsland Ports engaged Geometria Ltd to undertake a geomagnetic archaeological survey of areas of prograded Ninety Mile Beach shore in East Gippsland, Victoria, immediately to the east and west of the artificial entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. The artificial entrance cuts the sandy barrier dunes of the Ninety Mile Beach shore (Figure 1). This entrance, which permits navigation between Bass Strait and the extensive lake and river system situated behind the barrier, has led to the establishment of the Port of Lakes Entrance.
The areas surveyed are part of the 'New Works precinct which is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) as H1532 and is listed within the East Gippsland Planning Scheme heritage overlay as HO225 (Helms 2007). The aim of the survey was to determine whether proposed works to be performed in connection with the Lakes Entrance Sand Management Program (LESMP) might impact upon archaeological values within the precinct.
The survey, sampling a total area of 2.4 hectare, was undertaken during two days in August 2007.
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