Beach Holidays

Few experiences rival the surf–sand–sun combo, and with over 50,000 kilometres of coastline, Australia offers an endless choice of unforgettable beach holiday destinations.

<p><i>Catching the hatching</i>: <strong>Mon Repos’s</strong> ‘turtle dance of life’</p>

Catching the hatching: Mon Repos’s ‘turtle dance of life’

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<p><strong>Monkey Mia</strong>, <i>where the red desert meets the sea</i></p>

Monkey Mia, where the red desert meets the sea

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<p><i>The best beach bars</i> around <strong>Australia</strong></p>

The best beach bars around Australia

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<p><i>A guide to completing</i> the <strong>Great Ocean Road</strong> Walk</p>

A guide to completing the Great Ocean Road Walk

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<p><i>10 of the best secret beaches</i> in <strong>Victoria</strong></p>

10 of the best secret beaches in Victoria

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<p><i>How the SLS movement</i> has shaped <strong>Australia’s</strong> identity</p>

How the SLS movement has shaped Australia’s identity

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<p><i>5 best beaches</i> in <strong>Coffs Harbour</strong></p>

5 best beaches in Coffs Harbour

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<p><i>The secret</i> <strong>Victorian</strong> beaches you need to know about</p>

The secret Victorian beaches you need to know about

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Few experiences rival the surf–sand–sun combo, and with over 50,000 kilometres of coastline, Australia offers an endless choice of unforgettable beach holiday destinations.

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Australia

How the SLS movement has shaped Australia’s identity

There are few sights more symbolic of Australia than two red-and-yellow flags fluttering on a golden-sand beach. More than a century old, the surf life saving movement is an integral part of the country’s social and physical landscape.

Coffs Harbour

5 best beaches in Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour is known for a comically large Big Banana plantation and incredible coastal weather, but it’s also surrounded by vast hinterlands of National Parks and uncrowded beaches.

Australia

The best beach bars around Australia

For those who love sea, sand and sundowners, there’s nothing better than a beach bar. From Adelaide to Darwin, here’s where to kick back on the shore in style.

VIC

10 of the best secret beaches in Victoria

Any Victorian worth their coffee beans knows you’d be silly to go north during summer... not with that stunning local coastline to explore.

Coral Coast and Ningaloo

Monkey Mia, where the red desert meets the sea

On one side is rugged outback, on the other a marine wonderland, and in the middle... Monkey Mia, where the red desert meets the sea

Great Ocean Road

A guide to completing the Great Ocean Road Walk

Are Victoria’s famous Twelve Apostles in fact a ‘faker’s dozen’? Taking the spectacular Great Ocean Walk is the only way to find out (with John Borthwick).

Bundaberg

Catching the hatching: Mon Repos’s ‘turtle dance of life’

Bundaberg’s Mon Repos Beach is home to half the South Pacific’s nesting loggerhead turtles – and one of nature’s most ancient rituals of life.

Australia

Australia’s Most Iconic Surf Beaches

Surf journalist Tim Baker checks out the swell in each state that every surfer lusts after.

VIC

The secret Victorian beaches you need to know about

The fine weather is still with us, but the hordes have disappeared – so now is the time to visit Victoria’s magnificent coastline, especially with the kids in tow.

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