Inverloch Beach

Inverloch Beach is a long sandy beach at the town of Inverloch in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, where Anderson Inlet meets Bass Strait. It is notable for its sheltered, shallow waters, extensive intertidal sand flats, and proximity to the internationally significant Flat Rocks dinosaur fossil site. Part of the Bunurong Coast, the beach is valued for family swimming, coastal walks, fishing and nature-based recreation.

Visitors can expect a wide, sandy foreshore with calm, shallow waters on the inlet side and surf beach facing Bass Strait. The setting includes dunes, foreshore reserve with lawns and Norfolk pines, views across Anderson Inlet to Point Smythe, and rocky platforms at Flat Rocks to the west. Areas to explore include the main surf beach, inlet entrance, Screw Creek estuary, and Bunurong Coastal Walk. Facilities support swimming, walking, fishing and fossil-site viewing.

The area is traditionally part of Bunurong Country. European settlement at Inverloch developed from the 1860s as a fishing and holiday township at Anderson Inlet. The coast gained international scientific importance after 1991 when dinosaur fossils were discovered at Flat Rocks, revealing Early Cretaceous fauna from about 120 million years ago.

The beach and inlet lie within Bunurong Country of the Kulin Nation and remain culturally significant to Bunurong people. The foreshore is a long-established community recreation area and the Flat Rocks site is significant for education and natural heritage interpretation.