Woakwine Cutting
A drainage channel about 1 kilometre long and 28 metres deep, cut through the Woakwine dune ridge over three years by a farmer working a bulldozer. A lookout shows the machinery he used.
Woakwine Cutting lies between Robe and Beachport. It is a drainage channel cut through the Woakwine dune ridge between 1957 and 1960 by local farmer Murray McCourt, who worked mostly alone on a bulldozer over roughly three years. It is about 1 kilometre long and up to about 28 metres deep. The channel carries floodwater from the inland swamps out to the sea, turning wetlands into pastureland. It is often described as a feat accomplished by one man. Beside the road there is a car park and viewing platform, where you can look down into the straight, deep gorge. Next to it, the bulldozer used at the time and interpretive signs are on display. The site is about 35 minutes' drive from Robe and is usually a stop on the way to Beachport. Allow 15 to 20 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bowman Scenic Drive
- Beachport Jetty
- Pool of Siloam, Beachport
- Little Dip Conservation Park
- Long Beach
- Victoria Street, Robe
- Robe Town Beach
- Robe Chinese Monument