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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Where to surf in Australia? - 2008/04/30 05:04 Melbourne is like a big coutry town with a great University (Monash).January is really HOT and dry like 30C x 90F. The nearest surf is across the bridge on Phillip Island. Not much there except a Grand Prix race circuit, a lot of sheep and some Koala's ... in the water Fairy Penguins (yeah Penguins) lots of Seals and of course Great Whites. Cold water year round and narly surf. Bells Beach is the only "world famous" surf spot about 100 KM south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the town of Torquay. If you are coming in to Australia from the West Coast USA flights land at Cairns in the far north then Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, so you are way down south its only a hop skip and jump to Tasmania (why you would go there I dont know). Of interist if you are into obscure films "PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK" is located approximately 80KM north of Melbourne by Mt Macedon.

"On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College picknicked at Hanging Rock, near Mt. Macedon in the State of Victoria. During the afternoon several members of the party disappeared without a trace ..."

Its a very strange place ... actually got lost there myself hiking up the dead end ravines at subdown with light snow falling ... spooky!
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Where to surf in Australia? - 2008/04/30 05:04 Melbourne is like a big coutry town with a great University (Monash).January is really HOT and dry like 30C x 90F. The nearest surf is across the bridge on Phillip Island. Not much there except a Grand Prix race circuit, a lot of sheep and some Koala's ... in the water Fairy Penguins (yeah Penguins) lots of Seals and of course Great Whites. Cold water year round and narly surf. Bells Beach is the only "world famous" surf spot, about 100 KM south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the town of Torquay. If you are coming in to Australia from the West Coast USA, flights land at Cairns in the far north then Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, so you are way down south ... its only a hop skip and jump to Tasmania (why you would go there I dont know). Of interist if you are into obscure films "PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK" is located approximately 80KM north of Melbourne.

"On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College picknicked at Hanging Rock, near Mt. Macedon in the State of Victoria. During the afternoon several members of the party disappeared without a trace ..."

Its a very strange place ... actually got lost there myself, hiked up a dead end ravine with daylight fading and snow falling ... spooky!



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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Where the wild Dingo's roam - 2008/05/06 01:20 "On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College picnicked at Hanging Rock, near Mt. Macedon in the State of Victoria. During the afternoon several members of the party disappeared without a trace …"

"Hanging Rock" is one of the best examples in the world of a volcanic feature known as a mamelon, created 6.25 million years ago by stiff magma squeezed through a narrow vent in the earth and congealing forming a rounded pile of layers on the surface.

Hanging Rock contains numerous distinctive rock formations, including the 'Hanging Rock' itself (a boulder suspended between other boulders, under which is the main entrance path), the Colonnade and the Eagle and others. The highest point on Hanging Rock is 718 metres above sea level and 105 metres above the plain below.

Hanging Rock was originally named "Mount Diogenes" in 1836 by Major Thomas Mitchell when he traveled through the area. It was in keeping with other Greek mythological titles assigned to geological features in the district. It also lies within the territory of the Wurundjeri tribe, however little is know of its significance to the aboriginal people.

It is thought the Rock was a refuge for bushrangers during the Gold Rush era – particularly the notorious 'Mad Dan Morgan' whose name is attributed to certain features to be found on the walk to the Pinnacles, like Morgan's Lookout and Morgan's Blood Waterfall.

Hanging Rock later became part of Edward Dryden’s run and was known as "Dryden's Rock". In 1886, the "Rock" was purchased by the State Government and joined to the local water reserve to become the Hanging Rock Recreation Reserve, controlled by the local Shire Council.

The Reserve has been host to many sporting events over the years including the popular horse races on New Year's day which date back to 1880. The present race course adjacent to Hanging Rock was constructed and the first Hanging Rock Cup was run in 1909. Since that time 'picnic races' have become a popular attraction for many visitors.

Hanging Rock was the inspiration and setting for the novel Picnic At Hanging Rock, written by Joan Lindsay and published in 1967. The novel dealt with the disappearance of a number of schoolgirls during a visit to the Hanging Rock. This novel was the inspiration for the film of the same name made in 1975 and directed by Peter Weir. The success of the film was responsible for a substantial increase in visits to the rock and a renewal of interest in the novel. Yvonne Rousseau wrote a book called The Murders At Hanging Rock, published in 1980, which examined possible explanations for the disappearance of the girls.

http://www.picnicathangingrock.info/MOV/pictrail.mov

So here's my story, was visiting my Auntie Joyce who used to live outside Melbourne and having seen the film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" decided to drive out there. We got a late start on a cold, bleak winters afternoon and by the time we pulled into the parking lot, up from a lonely, old time country race track, it was near deserted, no ranger and only one other car.

Talked Auntie Joyce, who used to be a stage actress and a poet, into hiking up with me. The place is quite isolated and we even caught a glimpse of a Dingo in the distance.

Its a bit of a climb with a maze of trails, pinnacles and dead end canyons, anyway we had made it up to a ledge where you could get a good view of the countryside when the fog crept in!

Time to get the hell out of Dodge ... The light was fading fast and light snow was started to fall! Conditions were quickly turning into a cold, nasty white-out ... Wait a second which way did we come?

You guessed it ... We were lost. The thought of spending the night up there freezing with my poor old auntie in that spooky place with the dingoes, ghost's of Bush Rangers and maybe even an odd axe murderer was very unsettling. Hello, Hello, Hello anybody there?

Cooee, Cooee, "Yes ... Yes ... Are you ok?" Thank god a couple of photographers, just getting ready to leave had heard us ... We followed the sound of their voices back onto the main summit track and down!




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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Where to surf in Australia? - 2008/09/23 23:57 SJ you gotta head over west!
the south west is just packed with amazing surf spots. plenty of work down there if you need some casual cash. full of really nice, laid back people, no crowd hassles (except holiday times) and something is always working no matter the conditions.

up north is just ridiculous too, some of the best kept secrets up that coast if your adventurous.

even metro area has its upsides.. i live walking distance to the beach. some good spots and you can avoid the crowds if u know where to go. oh and there's always rottnest island off the coast which is stacked with awesome breaks.

good luck wherever you go!
any q's just PM me
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Where to surf in Australia? - 2008/10/03 14:29 Hi SJ1,

If want to surf without a wetsuit then Queensland is probably your only option, even then you'll need a springsuit on the colder mornings in winter.

I live in Gippsland, Victoria (Vicco), 2.5hrs drive east of Melbourne, which has some awesome surfing and areas of scenic beauty like Wilsons Promontary and the 90 Mile Beach. Great surfing here too, and not crowded like the surf coast (Torquay etc).

If you choose to live in Melbourne then you have access to some really epic surf locations like Phillip Island, 13th Beach, Torquay area (Bells, Lorne, Jan Juc etc) and the Mornington Peninsula. The big disadvatnage is that it's at least 1 1/2 hrs to any of those spots and they're always crowded if there'sanythign resembling good waves. Melbs is a very big city (3 million I think) and all my mates living there really only get to surf on weekends, and even then most weekends have been crap this winter...so they haven't surfed much at all!

Equipment wise, you'll be surfing in a 3/2 in summer and in winter a 4/3 with booties (I also use a hood and gloves) if you're serious about surfing in Vicco you need to be able to get to the surf asap as sometimes the weather windows are pretty small with sudden wind changes,swell arrivals / departures etc, so Geelong is a very good location, as are smaller regional towns like Torquay, Wonthaggi / Inverloch, Cowes (on Phillip Island) or Lorne are good spots.

Guess it largely depends on what you do for work too! Drop me a line if you want more info about surfing out east of Melbourne.

Cheers,

Paul
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