Spotlight on Sandy Point
Key Points in History
Date | Key Point |
1850's | Pastrol runs were taken up |
1898 | The area was split up into several large farms for selection |
1900's | The inlet was fished commercially |
1919 | A school was opened to serve the farming families but closed in 1927 |
1938 | A road was constructed allowing campers in |
1950's | A property of 160 acres on the western side of Shallow Inlet was subdivided |
1980's | A lot of development took place with permanent and holiday homes being built |
1986 | The Inlet was declared a Marine and Coastal Park |