Thursday 8 May 2025
Photos courtesy of Max and Lenore. Walk report courtesy of Walk Leader Lenore.
Ten keen walkers set south on Rosedale beach on a fine autumn day. We made our way around the headland adjacent to Jimmies Island. Amongst some, there are two thoughts on the naming of the island, perhaps named after Jimmy Friday, an indigenous fisherman also known as “King of Bateman’s Bay” in the early twentieth century and/or perhaps named after James (Jimmy) Sebbens Jnr (1858-1938), the fifth of fourteen children born to James Sebbens Snr and his wife Celia Barling.
The walk continued along the coastal edge across the beaches and headlands of Nun’s beach, Tranquil Bay and Guerilla Bay to the well known Burrewarra Point and lighthouse. There were sightings of yellow tailed black cockatoos, seals and a sea eagle.
We fringed the edge of Long Nose Point to reach Barlings Beach. This is a significant site for indigenous people over thousands of years including a meeting place, battleground and sacred site, particularly Barling Island (sacred site and place of origin of a queen figure). Apparently the open land was used as an airstrip in WWII.
After leaving the coast, we headed inland between the Barlings Beach Holiday Park and the recent Reflections residential housing development. We followed the inland tracks through wetlands, past dairy farming land and made our way to a high knoll that offered views of Gulaga, Broulee Island and the fabulous east coast. There was an unusual camel sighting and many swans along the way.
Thanks to all for sharing a great day out.