Seaspray is a small coastal town in

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, in the

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region of the state. The town is located alongside the Ninety Mile Beach about off the

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in the

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, east of the state capital,

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. At the , Seaspray had a population of 322. Seaspray's main recreational features and tourism attractions focus around swimming, surfing and other watersports, as well as fishing on the Ninety Mile Beach. There is also fishing in the creek, walks, tennis, picnic and playground facilities, and regular markets. Especially in winter,

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s may provide onlookers chances to witness them cavorting close to shores. The town is home to a

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and hosts annual Surf Life Saving Carnivals. In 2015 the Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club underwent a $2.6 million rebuild after the previous club rooms had been badly damaged by violent storms in 2007. This first stage of the rebuild included better operational control facilities, a first-aid centre, equipment storage, and a social function area with views across the town and beach. Future stages of the work will include a patrol tower, extensive outside decking to expand the function area, and greater storage facilities. File:NE across reserve and town, Seaspray, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016.jpg, Looking across the Coastal Reserve to the town from near the Surf Life Saving Club File:Surf Life Saving Club from beach, Seaspray, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016.jpg, The Surf Life Saving Club, first stage rebuilt in 2015 at a cost of $2.6 million File:East along 90 Mile Beach, Seaspray, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016.jpg, North-east along the Ninety Mile Beach

History

In 1943, 7 people were injured at Seaspray Beach after a wire attached to an RAAF plane failed to retract. Seaspray hosted an overnight's stay of the Great Victorian Bike Ride on its seventh running in 1990 and again in 2017.

References

Beaches of Victoria (Australia) Surfing locations in Victoria (Australia) Towns in Victoria (Australia) Towns in Central Gippsland Shire of Wellington {{Gippsland-geo-stub