11 Nov 08 Lorne, Victoria

Lorne is one of the world’s most spectacular natural amphitheatres. Located between Anglesea and Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road, Lorne has a fantastic wide beach and a street full of cafes and boutique shops that we all could spend a lot of time at.

Lorne has entertainment all year round but at new years the town swells to over 10,000 people for the Falls Festival (Music Festival) and Pier to Pub (”the largest organised ocean swim in the world”).

07 Nov 08 Torquay Victoria

Torquay is Victoria’s surfing capital. You will find some of the best surf beaches in the world along with every surf brand you can think of At Surf City Plaza, on the Surfcoast Highway into Torquay. Two worldwide brands Rip Curl and Quiksilver were both started in Torquay by surfers.
Torquay is a fantastic place to getaway and if you have a family with teenagers, it would be very hard to believe you could make it through without stopping, staying and shopping.

Torquay is home to some of the world’s most famous beaches, Bell’s Beach (home to the Ripcurl Pro Easter Classic) and Jan Jac. The beaches found around Torquay are the reason this area is known as the Surf Coast and only 95 kilometres from Melbourne it is worth a trip for any visitor.

While you are there don’t miss some fantastic coastal walks you can take like Ironbark Track and The Jarosite Track.

07 Nov 08 Anglesea Victoria

Anglesea is the official start of the Great Ocean Road and a fantastic place for your next family holiday. Anglesea has so many activities for all ages, choose from:

• surfing, surfing lessons and windsurfing
• protected beach for swimming and rock pooling
• canoeing
• great fishing locations
• open cut mine tour (Alcoa Open Cut Mine)
• surf coast walks
• mountain bike riding track
• Point Addis
• Golf

With so many things to do in Anglesea you will need to stay for days to really enjoy all it has to offer.  With many accommodation options and great shopping facilities you should take a closer look at Anglesea.