Anglesea

Anglesea is a coastal township and a very popular holiday resort facing Bass Strait, and is about 35 km. south west of Geelong, about half way between Torquay and Lorne.

Anglesea marks the beginning of the Great Ocean Road which follows the coastline westwards.

Forest reserves and the pine plantation are at the back of the town along with a large mining operation which powers the Alcoa Aluminum Plant at Geelong's Point Henry.

Anglesea is well protected from westerly weather by Point Roadknight, and the beach forms an arc in a north-easterly direction and is crossed by the Anglesea River, which was originally called Swampy Creek because of its greater inland width back from the beach sands.

Many beach goers enjoy the beautiful sandy surf beach along the stretch of coast line between the Anglesea River and Pt Roadknight. The beach is relatively safe for a surf beach and is patrolled in the summer by life savers. On cooler days the strip of sand is a popular walk with about 20 minutes needed to get from one end to the other.

There are just over 2,000 dwellings of which over half are holiday homes, and the area reaches a peak holiday population of over 10,000 persons, of whom nearly 3,000 are campers.  Many people from Melbourne visit the township for their Christmas and New Year break.

Anglesea's famous golf course is a tourist mecca with hundreds of grey kangaroos grazing on the fairways. A must for any visitor.

Being set in bush land Anglesea has some amazing flora and fauna, there is estimated to be over 700 species of plant in the area and an incredible 100 varieties of wild orchid, some only found in the Anglesea area.  There is abundant wildlife as well as the famous golf course kangaroos, you might get to see an echidna waddling along the side of the road or koala or platypus upstream in the river.