Surf Coast MTB Festival - entries now open

3 hours, 6 hours or 12 hours of dust, sweat and gears under a full moon! The 2010 festival format now has 3hr, 6hr and 12hr events and includes more moon, more track space, more sweat and more stories to tell. We will have all of the usual facilities that you would expect. Full moon, showers, toilets, Friday and Saturday night camping, Friday night pasta carbo, on-site catering, kids’ race and family activities, surf beaches, cafes......plus music as the sun goes down.

Enter now, it's going to be a howler! www.surfcoast6hour.com.au 

EVENT DETAILS

Southern Exposure Surf Coast MTB Festival 3hr 6hr 12hr

Date: Saturday 23rd October, 2010 Time: 10am - 10pm

Location: Eumeralla, Anglesea, Great Ocean Road Contact: Mick 0427 784623 info@southernexposure.com.au    www.southernexposure.com.au  

More about Anglesea

Anglesea is protected from southwesterly weather by Point Roadknight, and the beach behind this point forms a majestic half-circle around to the river mouth. The cliffs of the Great Ocean Road rise up to the sea on either side of the Anglesea River mouth, generating spectacular walks and views. The population of Anglesea more than quadruples over holiday periods and the town has to be well -serviced. It has a large central shopping centre and some of the best sporting facilities on the coast. There are extensive facilities for hiring and learning to canoe, surf kayak, and surf. The fishing is great and there are beaches protected on most winds. The bay behind Point Roadknight is also ideal for windsurfing and small yachts. Restaurants, B&Bs and caravan and camping grounds are spread throughout the town. There is a large and well-established tennis club, sporting reserves, a bowling club, a new skate park and a fine golf course famous for the 100 or more kangaroos which live on its fairways – and refuse to move for a drive or a chip! The town is also surrounded by state park forest and bushland popular with walkers, mountain cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. Small but superb native flowers, particularly rare and indigenous orchids - which are displayed annually at the September wildflower show - bloom in the coastal heathland in both autumn and spring.

A brief history

In 1881 a boarding house opened for travellers and holiday makers. In 1884 lodal land owners subdivided land for sale in 8ha. Lots. Construction of a post office, Presbyterian church and hotel between 1883 and 1890, formed the core of the town, with a mostly itinerant population. During the early 1900's the town attracted holiday homes, a general store and a new road. An Anglesea regatta was held in 1916. The Anglesea Scout camp, built in 1923 was the first prominent Scout camp in Australia. A forest plantation was established at Anglesea in 1924 and, three years later, the increased population required the opening of the primary school. Golf links, tennis courts, reticulated electricity, the Great Ocean Read and more shops and tearooms were opened before the second world war. Anglesea's Surf Life Saving Club was formed in 1952. In 1958 brown coal was discovered and six years later Alcoa of Australia Ltd. began construction of a mine and power station. The coal field contains an estimated 100 million tonnes of brown coal, comparable with the deposits in Gippsland. Anglesea has probably been threatened by bushfires for thousands of years. The first hotel was burnt down in 1898. In 1966, 14 houses were lost. In 1982 the camping ground was burnt and in 1983, Ash Wednesday fires destroyed 142 homes.

Anglesea, a natural wonderland

Anglesea is reknowned for its abundant wildlife, particularly the kangaroos. On top of this, the spectacular views, wide variety of activities and quality restaurants make it a very popular tourist destination.