page_title: Sandy Point, Victoria
section_title: Surrounding areas
hierarchical_section_title: Sandy Point, Victoria / Surrounding areas
caption_attribution_description: English: Sandy Point and Shallow Inlet panorama
context_page_description: Sandy Point is a township in south Gippsland, Victoria near Wilsons Promontory. At the 2016 census, Sandy Point had a population of 270, growing to several thousand during the holiday period. It is surrounded by areas of significant natural heritage.
  Sandy Point is one of the few coastal towns in this region to remain relatively unaffected by the housing boom along the coast. This is partly due to its distance from Melbourne and the fact that a lack of town sewerage has meant a ban on further sub-division.
context_section_description: The Sandy Point area has a large spit system and its shoreline, on Waratah Bay, is considered of high heritage value. Sandy Point's surf beach is patrolled during the summer months and is considered good for surfing. The beach on Waratah Bay is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long, running between Walkerville at its northwestern end and Wilsons Promontory at its southeastern end.
  3 kilometres east of Sandy Point lies a river inlet known as Shallow Inlet. This sandy, tidal inlet is a popular fishing spot and a popular area for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Speed sailing records have been set here on several occasions, including Macquarie’s Innovation, which in 2009 broke the 50 knot speed barrier here.
caption: Sandy Point and Shallow Inlet Panorama, April 2011
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