BEACH CULTURE
The Beach Culture in Australia is not a legend, it is an
integral part of the daily Australian lifestyle!!
Australia is surrounded by a coastline of 37.000 kms with the
most spectacular waves and beaches in the world..
What is really curious is that surfing
originally comes from Hawai and was only introduced in Australia in
1915.
SURFING SPOTS AUSTRALIA
The best spots are in the Southern part of Australia,
as much on the Pacific Ocean side than on the Indian Ocean
side.
Do you know what is the world surf capital city ? It is Torquay, a small town located at 100
kms West of Melbourne where you can find the famous Bells Beach
and its impressive swells all year round. Torquay is the headquarter of the
biggest surf brands, Quicksilver and Rip Curl, the centre of the major
international competitions such as the Ripcurl PRO Australia and has its own
museum specialised in the history of surfing, “Surf World Museum” .
The symbolic, and cult beach in Australia
is Bondi Beach
in Sydney. It
has re-invented the Beach Culture and created the concept of the volunteers
« Life Savers», easily recognized by their typical red and yellow
swimming hat.
Sydney reaches close to 5 millions inhabitants and
it is the main business centre in Australia ; it enjoys a
New-York-style skyline but it has a relaxed lifestyle that will never die as
long as the surf beaches will remain. It is not rare to sight people in suits
and tongs or in boarder shorts and barefooted. Other daily symbols to be seen
everywhere: the suntanned blond-curled youth in surf wear fashion and Holden
“utes” (small vans used by surfers to carry their boards).
To
sum it all up, the city of "Sun,
sand and surf” is Sydney:
it counts over 30 surf beaches easily reached by public transport. It will take
you weeks to test them all because they all are so beautiful! Don’t miss
the Northern Beaches that include Manly, Dee Why,
Narrabeen and Avalon, they are real winners!!
On the
East Coast, Byron
Bay in New South Wales
( perfect waves, endless sand beaches, a warm sea all year round and a bohemian
ambiance).
Other
important surf spots in Australia are
Margaret River and the Perth coast in Western Australia, the famous Cactus
Beach in South Australia, Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania that offers the wildest
coastline and spooky swells *.
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Monstrueuse
Page created by : Rémi
and Mimi
Adapted from: Studies
in Australia: Surf Australia