Best Beaches
May 15th 2004, 10:02 am
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Best Beaches
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
May 15th 2004, 12:13 pm
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Basicaly anything from Chinderah south to Minnie Water or so. The entire Northern Rivers. in other words. 
May 15th 2004, 12:40 pm
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I love the beaches of southwest WA.
But I think I'm biased as I grew up there.
Beaches like near Denmark and Albany.
Elephant Rocks Beach, Mandalay Beach, Tiny(or Small?) Beach near Albany.
I liked the one in Busselton too, nice if you have small kids. Nice clear shallow water, and with jellyfish nets in between the jetty's.
Whitehaven beach in the Whitsunday's was pretty good too! But the sand was so fine, the wind blew it away, and onto me lying in the sun!
I don't like beaches in/near the cities. Too busy!(nothing compared to beaches in the summer here though!)
I remember going to Falcon Bay beach in Mandurah too. Was cool cos there was this floating thing which you could swim too.
But I think I'm biased as I grew up there.
Beaches like near Denmark and Albany.
Elephant Rocks Beach, Mandalay Beach, Tiny(or Small?) Beach near Albany.
I liked the one in Busselton too, nice if you have small kids. Nice clear shallow water, and with jellyfish nets in between the jetty's.
Whitehaven beach in the Whitsunday's was pretty good too! But the sand was so fine, the wind blew it away, and onto me lying in the sun!
I don't like beaches in/near the cities. Too busy!(nothing compared to beaches in the summer here though!)
I remember going to Falcon Bay beach in Mandurah too. Was cool cos there was this floating thing which you could swim too.
May 15th 2004, 7:36 pm
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Re: Best Beaches
Originally posted by vandiemen
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
........... 
MM
May 15th 2004, 8:20 pm
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Cronulla in South Sydney or otherwise four mile beach in Port Douglas, so long as you don't mind Crocs and stinger nets for a few months a year - bit like Clacton.
May 15th 2004, 8:28 pm
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Re: Best Beaches
Originally posted by vandiemen
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Palm Beach, North Shore, Sydney a.k.a "Summer Bay". Avalon's nice too.
May 15th 2004, 10:29 pm
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I live on the far south coast of NSW & every beach I've been to is beautiful. None of them are well known & I've never shared a beach with more than about 3 people.
Discovered one beach within a National Park which had a spectacular path leading to it with hills & mountains all around, swathes of white sand with tiny coloured shells & the most clear sea I've ever seen! No-one else around so I just whipped off all my clothes & went skinny dipping. Wonderful!
Also found another beach recently where, not only did I come face to face with a wallaby while walking along the headland, but at dusk a school (?) of dolphins came out to play a few feet from shore & were surfing in the waves. It was incredible.
Discovered one beach within a National Park which had a spectacular path leading to it with hills & mountains all around, swathes of white sand with tiny coloured shells & the most clear sea I've ever seen! No-one else around so I just whipped off all my clothes & went skinny dipping. Wonderful!
Also found another beach recently where, not only did I come face to face with a wallaby while walking along the headland, but at dusk a school (?) of dolphins came out to play a few feet from shore & were surfing in the waves. It was incredible.
May 15th 2004, 10:45 pm
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Re: Best Beaches
Have visited lots of stunning beaches in Oz, those that spring to mind are at Jervis Bay National Park, NSW - Hyams Beach and Green Patch (loads of wildlife too), have attached sunset there
May 15th 2004, 11:22 pm
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All the beaches around us are fanatsctic. Most have free BBqs and great play areas for the kids. It is basically one beach from Golden Beach up to Maroochydore so you never have to go to a busy beach.
I attach a picture I took last Sat eve at Moffat Beach. All the fishermen go there to fish at dusk and it is great to just sit and watch.
I attach a picture I took last Sat eve at Moffat Beach. All the fishermen go there to fish at dusk and it is great to just sit and watch.
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May 16th 2004, 2:42 am
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Havnt been to too many beaches yet, but of those I've seen Whitehaven beach was best by a mile,we were the only people there the day we went, though it may be busier now as that was a few years ago.......cant wait to go back
May 16th 2004, 3:02 am
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Redcliffe, Suttons Beach
May not be the best, but great for kids, nice and big, and seems pretty safe.
May not be the best, but great for kids, nice and big, and seems pretty safe.
May 16th 2004, 8:05 am
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Mooloolaba, lovely bay, well planned, nice cafes.
May 16th 2004, 9:34 am
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Re: Best Beaches
Wurtulla Beach, because it's five minutes from our house.......
Originally posted by vandiemen
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
May 16th 2004, 9:35 am
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Re: Best Beaches
......and Woodgate Beach near Bundaberg, because the water's like a warm bath!
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Originally posted by vandiemen
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
Hi everybody, as im sure you all know, oz has some of the best beaches in the world. Just intersted in finding out what your favourite beaches are in australia. Personally i like Cottesloe and some of the Gold Coast ones.
Should be interesting to see the results!
Cheers
May 16th 2004, 9:40 am
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