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Torquay, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. The Torquay area is famous for its surf beaches with Jan Juc and the world famous Bells Beach located on the town's southern outskirts. Torquay's population usually doubles in the period January to the end of February, when the school holidays end. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torquay,_Victoria   (196 words)

Torquay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Torquay [tɔː'ki] is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of Paignton. The population of Torquay grew rapidly from 838 in 1801 to 11,474 in 1851. Torquay is situated on the South West coast of England, forming one third of Torbay, and is primarily on the western side of the bay. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torquay   (5806 words)

Torquay, Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Consequently the population in Torquay in the 1990s was relatively aged, compared with the young families attracted to Jan Juc and the housing areas at Torquay West and Wombah Park. Torquay's census populations have been 55 (1891), 221 (1911), 440 (1947), 961 (1954), 1,924 (1971) and 4,887 (1991). An estimate for 1986 was 2,892 for Torquay and 1,192 for Jan Juc. www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/torquay.html   (699 words)

Torquay Torquay is on the northern side of Torbay and is acknowledged to be one of England's premier seaside resorts. Torquay owes its beginning as a modern resort to the Napoleonic Wars when ships of the British Fleet used Torbay as a safe anchorage and houses sprang up on shore to accommodate the wives and families of officers. Torquay is the birthplace of Agatha Christie with several of her stories being set in and around the town. www.torbay-methodists.org.uk /torquay   (384 words)

Torquay -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) The town was the birthplace of the crime novelist Agatha Christie, born in Torre in 1890. Torquay is the setting of Fawlty Towers, a famous sitcom made in the 1970s, although it is claimed that location filming for the show was actually done in Cambridge, Berkshire and Bedfordshire. Torquay was also the hometown of a few famous people such as crime novelist Agatha Christie and comedian Peter Cook. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Torquay   (5607 words)

Torquay - Online Community Torquay offers a range of attractions including varied walks from lush bushlands tracks or soothing beach and coastline trails. Torquay has a variety of accommodation available including, hotels, motels, cabins, camping and caravan facilities as well as backpacker accommodation. Torquay is enjoyed by surfing enthusiasts and nature lovers from around the world. www.giveanaussieago.com.au /towns/torquay.html   (140 words)

Australian Pen Pals Torquay Primary School is the school I taught in for 4 months. The city Torquay is located on the south east part of Australia, in the state of Victoria. Torquay is about 90 miles south of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria and the second largest city in Australia. www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us /mwa/Teachers/Whalen/australian_pen_pals.htm   (166 words)

Torquay, Victoria - Travelmate Torquay, just 22km south of Victoria’s second city Geelong, is the eastern gateway to the Great Ocean Road, with spectacular oceanside drives west to Anglesea and the scenic gems of Victoria’s magnificent southern coast. Many of Australia's leading surfing companies are based in Torquay and you'll be sure to pick up a bargain at their outlets in town. Torquay is also a popular fishing spot, with good surf fishing from Fishermans Beach. www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownName=Torquay_\_VIC   (517 words)

Torquay - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au Geelong at the eastern end of the Great Ocean Rd. Torquay is known as the 'Surf Capital of Australia' and the town contains numerous businesses and manufacturers related to the pastime who have long been sponsors of the Easter surfing championships at Bells Beach. Torquay's beaches are, of course, its raison d'etre. As Torquay has been a holiday resort since the late 19th century its beaches are modelled on English seaside resorts with immaculate grassed areas and shady trees for a post-paddling promenade. www.theage.com.au /news/Victoria/Torquay/2005/02/17/1108500207522.html   (1548 words)

Suburban homes threaten surf capital - www.theage.com.au The scenario is supported by the State Government's draft 20-year land use and transport plan for the Great Ocean Road region, but has some locals worried that the charm of their town may soon be a thing of the past. The Government's report on future trends in coastal areas states Torquay has "the capacity for further increases in residential and visitor accommodation" and will be promoted as an area for urban growth. "Torquay is a designated growth area, but in many ways it's still a coastal town with surfies, fishermen and people who came here to escape the urban experience," Cr Foss said. www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/01/12/1073877761761.html?from=storyrhs   (625 words)

Torquay Accommodation Victoria, Australia Nestled along the beautiful Torquay coastline you will find accommodation in any of six ideally situated caravan parks, many self-contained apartments or in a variety of cosy bed and breakfast retreats. Torquay accommodation includes close by places like Jan Juc and Point Addis on the coast where it is only a short wall to the best beaches in southern Australia. Your Torquay accommodation can be amongst the hub of activity that is the life blood of the town, or you might like to choose quieter accommodation away from the hustle and bustle in a bush setting. www.torquay.com.au   (275 words)

Beach House Torquay, Torquay - Travel Victoria: accommodation, attractions, tours The Beach House Torquay is an ultra-modern townhouse, set on 2 levels with polished floor boards and stainless steel appliances. Staying at the Beach House Torquay, which is within walking distance of the nearest beach, will add a touch of sophistication to your holiday. It is the perfect place in which to sample beach living, whether having breakfast on the deck which surrounded by views of the ocean, or searching for a bargain in the surf second shops, the beach house will be the highlight of your holiday. www.travelvictoria.com.au /torquay/beachhouse   (155 words)

Torquay - Map and towns - Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Torquay is Victoria’s surfing capital and a major holiday resort town, where the beach-based culture is at its strongest. Torquay has the both protected family beaches, and the action of the surging surf. Torquay is located 95 kilometres south west of Melbourne. www2.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.0006C8AB-0207-1A5D-BC6180C476A90000/vvt.vhtml   (398 words)

TORQUAY TO LAUNCH 05/06 OZ GROMSEARCH SERIES Torquay, Victoria - the birthplace and home of Rip Curl - will launch this year's Australian GromSearch Series in September. Over 100 of Victoria's best junior surfers competed in last year's Torquay Round (also Stop #1 on that Series' schedule) and the event is sure to be another intensely contested one. Running at the most suitable beach in the Torquay/Jan Juc region during the weekend, the GromSearch event is the perfect chance for Torquay's local surfers to match it against the visitors from around Victoria and interstate. www.ripcurl.com /content/templates/gromsearch.aspx?articleid=152&zoneid=34   (299 words)

Torquay / Bells and The Great Ocean Road, Victoria Australia Every Easter the world's top ranked surfers carve up the waves on Victoria's surf coast during the famous Bells Beach AAA international surfing classic. As Australia's surfing capital, Torquay boasts a coastal surfing reserve, a surfing museum and large surfwear outlets. The world's top 44 men surfers and top 12 women surfers come to the Torquay to compete for one of surfing's truly prestigious trophies. www.surfersvillage.com /_sv0800/svreport/torquay01.htm   (306 words)

Torquay Sands, Stuart Appleby designed golf course, Torquay Sands, torquay victoria Australia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) "Torquay Sands" is a $250m residential golf course development on Victoria’s Surf Coast, approx 60 minutes West of Melbourne. Appleby plans to draw on his love of Melbourne’s Sand Belt courses to create a course that will be natural and playable for all in all winds, with generous fairways and "illusory bunkers" in the Mackenzie style. Torquay Sands will join The Dunes and Moonah Links on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula under IMG Management, and will complement 13th Beach and Barwon Heads on the Western side of town. www.ausgolf.com.au /torquaysands.htm   (844 words)

Torquay - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au In terms of population growth, Torquay is the most rapidly expanding town inside the most rapidly expanding shire in non-metropolitan Victoria. The seaside resort associations, coupled with the English-orientated demographics, saw the settlement renamed Torquay in 1892 after the holiday resort in Devonshire. The pine deckhouse was used to build the lower portion of Scammel House which can still be seen in Pride St. It was the hearing into the wreck that led to the construction of a lighthouse at Aireys Inlet. www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Torquay/2005/02/17/1108500207522.html   (1552 words)

KING ISLAND SHIPWRECKS A seaman swam ashore with a line, and with a strong rope later secured to the mast-head, a basket swung was used to ferry the Captain’s wife and children and a female passenger ashore. The Government steamers Victoria and Pharos were sent to pick up the survivors, who were housed at the Exhibition Building while an appeal was opened to assist them reach their destinations. The paddle steamer Manchester and HMCS Victoria were sent to rescue the castaways and recover the specie. oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /king-wrecks.html   (8754 words)

Torquay, Victoria Web Design Services - Web Site Design Firms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) This Torquay, Victoria web design service featured listing has received 21 unique visitors in the past three months. This Torquay, Victoria web design service featured listing has received 2 unique visitors in the past week. Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Torquay web site design firm featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business. www.marketingtool.com /channel/webfirm/b.435.g.27172.html   (595 words)

torquay australia Torquay has the best of both worlds with its beaches —; protected family beaches, plus the action of the surging surf. Surfcoast attractions: Victoria’s mighty Surfcoast can claim one of the world’s most famous beaches — Bells Beach —; renowned as a world surf title venue. It is just one of many surf beaches and coastal resort towns dotted along this spectacular sweep of coastline — stretching from Torquay through to Lorne — where thousands flock to relax and enjoy the sun, sand and surf. www.torquay.com /New_Torquay/australia   (832 words)

The Sands - Torquay (Torquay, Victoria, Australia) - GOLFSelect Australian golf course database The sixth hole is perhaps the most difficult challenge on the front nine of The Sands Torquay, and it looks even tougher than it plays. The bunker placement in the landing area presents an intimidating picture, but there is in reality plenty of fairway to receive the tee shot. Thankfully, the wind is normally at the golfer's back, so a well hit tee shot should clear the small Moonah trees op the left center of the fairway. www.golfselect.com.au /armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=327   (1549 words)

Break wall planned for Torquay Victoria It is particularly popular with local grommets who are not experienced enough to surf Torquays famous reef breaks. Surfing Fishos is considered a right of passage for young Torquay surfers. Surfrider are concerned a break wall will have a devastating effect on Torquays beaches north of Point Danger. www.worldsurfers.com /express/fusion/news/article.asp?ref=2874   (417 words)

WahineSurfing - Rip Curl's Roots;- Born at Bells Beach Back in 1967, two Australian friends — Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick — were living in the sleepy Australian coastal town of Torquay, Victoria, and decided they wanted to surf as much as possible. Looking at the essential needs of their fellow surfers in cold water Victoria, they saw that one — a board to ride — was being serviced by too many companies. Rip Curl took over an old house in Torquay and the partners made a small investment in a pre-World War II sewing machine. www.wahinesurfing.com /article.asp?id_article=77   (490 words)

Beach Cottage accommodation, Torquay, Victoria, Australia Torquay's magnificent beaches are less than 100 metres away. Ideally located at the Gateway to the Great Ocean Road in Torquay, just over an easy hour's drive from Melbourne (via Geelong). For those romantically inclined, take a moonlit stroll along the beach to one of Torquay's many restaurants. www.tigermothworld.com /cottage.htm   (179 words)

Surfline | Bells Beach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Lying three miles southwest of the small town of Torquay, Victoria, along what's now known as the Surf Coast, Bells Beach is perhaps Australia's iconographic surf spot -- a place engraved in the hearts and minds of all Aussie surfers of the past 40 years. Its long, fat, fast walls have provided a focus for the growth of global surf corporations and for hard-core myth and legend rivaled by few locations worldwide. Torquay's massive success in the surf industry has led directly to Victoria's state government, declaring Bells Australia's first and only official surfing reserve, with accompanying constraints on development. www.surfline.com /surfaz/bells_beach.cfm   (630 words)

Torquay Travel: Deals and travel information for Torquay, Victoria Torquay Travel: Deals and travel information for Torquay, Victoria So, either check out our special Torquay travel deals below, use our search box to find the perfect trip or browse through our vast list of destinations to see all we have to offer. Tell us about Torquay in your own free blog at lastminuteliving.com www.lastminute.com /site/find/World/Australasia/Australia/Victoria/Torquay/Torquay--travel.html?skin=engb.lastminute.com&DDT=list&CATEGORY=hotels   (147 words)

Victoria Park Torquay (Victoria Park) Methodist Church is situated on St Marychurch Road, Torquay and in the middle of a shopping centre. Part of the Torquay Methodist Team Ministry with Central; Chelston and St Andrews churches We are a small but friendly congregation linked with Chelston and St Andrews Churches, Torquay www.torbay-methodists.org.uk /torquay/victoriapark.htm   (350 words)

Lorne, Bells Beach, Torquay accommodation Surf Coast Great Ocean Road Victoria Relax by the ocean Located half way between Torquay and Lorne, Aireys Inlet Getaway offers guests the ideal environment apartments in which to unwind. The retreat is a registered Land for Wildlife property and we have planted over 2000 trees in the last couple... Situated between the bush and the beach and at the gateway to the rugged beauty of the world famous Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet is the perfect location for your getaway any... www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/vic/greatoceanroad/surfcoast/directory/accommodation   (781 words)

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