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An ocean rockpool that was built in the early 1930's, as a "work for the dole scheme" It's known as a self cleaning ocean pool, meaning that effectively the tide cleans the pool. Water washes over the walls and rinses the old water from the low tide, back into the ocean. A very natural and cost effect system. 

The rockpools made up of a community of: 

Swimmers (fitness laps), 

Teabags (bobbing around) 

and 

Local area Families
 
who band together around one of the countries greatest rockpools.
Small groups gather all year round, both in and out of the water, day and night.

The pool is approximately 33m wide and 45m long. Toward the (eastern) ocean side the depth varies from approximately 2m back to the sand.
 

About Shelly Beach 

A rich history of local groups that call Shelly Beach Park and Rockpool HOME.

ELSIES SUNRISE SWIM CLUB - late 1960's

BRASS MONKEYS - 2000

SHELLY BEACH ROCKPOOL INC - 2023

SEA LIFE DIFFERENTLY COMMUNITY INC - 2024
incorporating
 
   Cronulla Meditation in Nature,
   Beach Yoga Cronulla,
   Seabreeze Yoga Cronulla,
   Cronulla Ocean Rockpool Tour,
   Green Elephant Walk,
   Full Moon events
   Sunrise Meditation events







Community Groups

2023 SHELLY BEACH ROCKPOOL INC (INC2300248) 
- established originally to raise money to support a family. The father tragically passing, after he dived into to save 2 drowning people off the rocks. This selfless servant losing his own life, leaving behind his beloved wife and 6 young kids. The Shelly beach community banded together raising $10k in both - cash and in-kind donations.There is a small plaque, in the Pavillon foyer, above the new Defibrillator, honouring this selfless servant. The community lobbied Sutherland Shire Council to also provide CCTV monitoring of the beach and rockpool.
2024 - SEA LIFE DIFFERENTLY COMMUNITY INC (INC2401318) 
- a community group that has brought together various smaller groups from the rockpool and the park under the umbrella of COMMUNITY.
including:
Cronulla Meditation in Nature

Beach Yoga Cronulla

Seabreeze Yoga Cronulla

Cronulla Ocean Rockpool Tour

Green Elephant Walk

Swim in the Elements

Full Moon events

Sunrise Musical Meditation







Groups - 2023 onward

ELSIES SUNRISE SWIM CLUB - Late 1960's. 
A mixed group that utilised the SHED from back in the late 1960's. lead by the "matriarch", Elsie McNaughton, who passed back in 2021, aged 103 years. Queen Elsie had swam at Shelly for over 50 years. Of those original 80 odd people, there are only about 5 swimmers left.

THE BRASS MONKEYS - 2000 - a small unofficial group of early morning swimmers. Mainly older men and woman between 45 and 95 years. They gather and change in the SHED, between 5am and 8am 365 days of the year, sharing goodhearted banter between themselves while getting their daily energy boost from the rockpool..



Groups - 1960's to 2000

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