About Us

Clean Ocean Foundation Inc. was incorporated as an association in Victoria in December 2000. We are achieving peak status in relation to community opposition to ocean sewage outfalls in Australia. The National Ocean Outfall Closure Strategy was presented to the Federal Senate Parliamentary Inquiry on Urban Water Management. As part of this strategy, Clean Ocean's primary focus today is conducting a concerted community campaign in relation to closing the Boags Rocks outfall at Gunnamatta Beach, the largest by volume shoreline outfall in Australia.

Started with a grant from an international philanthropic organisation, the Foundation has been able to employ environmental engineers, educators, environmental consultants, solicitors and utilise unpaid professionals and students to pursue environmental objectives as advocates for clean oceans.

Gunnamatta aerial plume



News & Events

Medical Log a powerful tool

Thanks to all those who have responded with their stories of Port Phillip pollution-related illness. The Clean Ocean Foundation Port Phillip Beaches Medical Log is set to become a powerful tool in convincing governments at all levels to SPEND on adequate sewerage and stormwater solutions for Melbourne and surrounds. Eye or ear infections, rashes, bacterial skin infections (ulcerations) after swimming/sailing/diving? Let us know, with your details so that we can follow up: info@cleanocean.org

EPA lets us down

Well, we had all sorts of assurances from the Victorian EPA that this year's Beach Report program for the 36 beaches of Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay was going to be sooooo much better this year.

Then they simply didn't roster anyone to update forecasts for Boxing Day following big Christmas night rains ... and put thousands of Victorians at risk.

Not good enough!

Read The Age's story here