101 Best Australian Beaches
Language: English
Pages: 260
ISBN: 1742233228
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Written by a marine scientist and a surfing activist, this superbly illustrated and thoroughly researched book will encourage visitors and natives alike to explore the Australian coast. Which Australian beach is made entirely of shells? Which beach has the biggest waves? Where is the world’s biggest sand dune? Where do loggerhead turtles come to lay their eggs? Why does Australia have the best beaches on the planet? Answering these and many other questions, this book provides useful information and fascinating stories about Australia’s 11,761 mainland beaches.
extending a few hundred metres offshore. For a longer walk, continue east to Madfish Bay where at low tide a tombolo connects an elongated granite islet to the shore. Around the next corner is Waterfall Beach, which is also accessible by car. This stretch of coast is a delightful place to explore, fish, snorkel or simply enjoy one of the most scenic natural swimming locations in Australia. Inshore, the waters are usually calm and pool-like; the bigger Southern Ocean waves break offshore on the
end is the small community of Doo Town where every house as a ‘doo’ in its name. including Gunadoo, Doodle Doo, Love Me Doo, Doo Nix, Xanadu and the little house which reputedly started the trend, the aptly labelled Doo Little. While historic Pirates Bay was never the haunt of real pirates, it was host to hundreds of criminal types as a penal settlement. As a consequence it ranks as one of Australia’s most infamous beaches. The northern section of the beach narrows to 100 metres at Eaglehawk Neck
headlands. The northern headland has been eroded, forming a sea cave that is accessible at low tide. Waves are usually low to moderate and break over a sand bar that is often cut by one or two rip channels. These waves offer the chance for some surfing, but be careful if swimming. During bigger seas, bull kelp is torn off the rock reefs and washes ashore. At the back of the beach there is a low grassy foredune, then a valley bordered by densely vegetated bluffs and headlands. This is a great
the beach, there is a near-continuous grassy foreshore reserve and, at Surfers, an extensive boardwalk. Across the road from the beach stand spectacular beachfront homes, Australia’s tallest residential building, hundreds of motels, hotels, holiday units, restaurants, bars and all the other amenities you would expect of a major tourist destination. ❂ Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast receives more visitors each year than any other beach in Australia. In recognition of its popularity with
saving clubs originated in Sydney around 1903, the year after daylight bathing became legal. Among the first to be founded Australia-wide were: »» Manly, NSW – 1907 »» Bondi, NSW – 1907 »» Cottesloe, WA – 1909 »» Tweed Heads–Coolangatta, QLD – 1911 Today there are 310 SLSCs in Australia with 161 000 active members, making this the largest national volunteer movement of its type in the world. The annual Australia Surf Life Saving Championships, with 7000 competitors, is the largest annual sporting