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This article is about the Australian township. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the English town, see Torquay. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England.
Torquay
Victoria

View from Point Danger, looking towards the Torquay surf beach.
Population: 6,695[1]
Postcode: 3228
Location:
LGA: Surf Coast Shire
State District: South Barwon
Federal Division: Corangamite

Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. Surf Coast Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative South Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Corangamite is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state The Great Ocean Road is a 273 km stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay. At the 2006 census, Torquay had a population of 6,695. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years [1]

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History

Wathaurong Aborigines occupied the area before white settlement, with picnickers beginning to frequent the area from the 1860s. Wathaurong, Indigenous Australian tribe living in the area near Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula. [2] The area was settled as Spring Creek in 1871, after the watercourse along the south-western edge. In 1880 more settlers moved to the town, and it was renamed Torquay in 1892 after the seaside town in England. On April 3 1908 the Spring Creek bridge was built, connecting the town to Anglesea. Anglesea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Great Ocean Road in the Surf Coast Shire local government area [3]

In 1891 the Joseph H. Scammell sailing ship struck the reef near Point Danger in Torquay and subsequently became wedged on the reef and as a result the ship broke up in the heavy seas. [2] The cargo of the Scammell was washed onto the beach of Torquay and was looted, the anchors of the Scammell are still on display at the Torquay front beach and the Torquay boat ramp.

In 1900 a primary school was opened in the newly-built Presbyterian church, moving to the recreation hall in 1901, a permanent school building not opened until 1910. A bowling green, tennis courts and a golf course were opened by the 1920s. [4] The town once had 145 bathing boxes on the main beach. A beach hut is a small usually wooden and often brightly coloured building above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches In 1946 the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club was formed, opening their current clubrooms in 1971 after the previous one burnt down. SLSC stands for Surf Life Saving Club and are institutions at Australia 's beaches [5] Today it is the oldest and largest club in Victoria.

Recent years have seen increased development of the area, with the 'old town' between the highway and the beach fully developed, housing spreading to Jan Juc from the 1970s, and new estates opening up from the 1980s to the north of the town. Jan Juc is a coastal town of Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Torquay Victoria. There has been conflict between long term residents and those behind developments, with the former Torquay Primary School site on Bristol and Boston Roads sold by the government for luxury apartments and an expanded shopping centre,[6] instead of being retained for community uses. [7] The Sands gold club and residential development commenced construction on the site of the former Torquay Tip (that closed in the early 1990s) to the north west of the town in 2001, opening in 2004. [8] In 2004 the Zeally Bay caravan park was sold by the owners due to increasing land tax costs, to a developer who said they would build a retirement village,[9] but have delivered what is in effect a luxury beachfront hotel.

Attractions

The Torquay area is famous for its surf beaches, with Jan Juc and the world famous Bells Beach located on the town's south-west outskirts. SURF (Speeded Up Robust Features is a robust image descriptor that can be used in computer vision tasks Jan Juc is a coastal town of Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Torquay Victoria. Bells Beach ( is an internationally famous Surf beach in Victoria, Australia, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great It was home to the popular Offshore Festival in the late 1990s. The Offshore Festival was a camp-out rock and alternative music festival held during Easter at a farm near Torquay Victoria, Australia in the late 1990s The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Many of the world's most famous surf companies have their home in Torquay, including Rip Curl, Piping Hot and Quiksilver- all of which make up part of the Surf Coast Plaza, which provides shopping and eating, as well as the Surfworld Museum. Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of boardwear Phrase Definition Very hot usually referring to food Origination The derivation of this phrase is the sizzling whistling sound made by steam escaping from For other uses see Quicksilver. Quiksilver Inc ( based in Huntington Beach California, is one of the world's largest manufacturers Torquay's population usually triples in the period January to the end of February, when the school holidays end.

Facilities

Torquay's local schools are Torquay Primary School and St. Therese Catholic Primary. Torquay Primary School was once located in the 'old town', being moved to beside St. Therese in October 2001. The same year a review on the provision of Secondary Schooling in Torquay was commenced, and in 2003 it was recommended that Torquay Primary School become a P-9 school. [10]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Torquay (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the
  2. ^ a b Torquay - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au. theage. com. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  3. ^ Shire of South Barwon - a brief history. Judy Laging. Accessed at the Geelong Heritage Centre
  4. ^ Torquay, Bells Beach, Jan Juc History - Intown Geelong. www. intown. com. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  5. ^ Torquay SLSC. www. torquayslsc. com. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  6. ^ Gated way to the coast - Property - Domain - theage.com.au. theage. com. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  7. ^ Torquay Primary School: former site. Victorian Parliamentary Hansard - Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  8. ^ The Sands Torquay : Victoria Australia. www. thesandstorquay. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  9. ^ Martin Boulton (January 13 2004). `For Sale' - writing is on the wall for beachside caravan parks. theage. com. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
  10. ^ TORQUAY PRIMARY SCHOOL. www. torquayps. vic. edu. au. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule

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