View from Point Danger, looking towards the Torquay surf beach.

Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1320x871, 229 KB) View of Torquay, Victoria, from Point Danger, looking towards the surf beach. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1320x871, 229 KB) View of Torquay, Victoria, from Point Danger, looking towards the surf beach. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Bass Strait (IPA /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... Moorabool St, Geelong A view of Corio Bay from Moorabool Street. ... Great Ocean Road Main Gate at Eastern View Great Ocean Road The Great Ocean Road which stretches along the South Eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Geelong and Warrnambool is the worlds biggest war memorial. ...

The Torquay area is famous for its surf beaches, with Jan Juc and the world famous Bells Beach located on the town's south-eastern outskirts. It was home to the popular Offshore Festival in the late 1990s. Look up surf on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... Jan Juc is a coastal town of Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Torquay, Victoria. ... Bells Beach Bells Beach is an internationally famous surf beach in Victoria, Australia, located 71 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. ... 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, 2000 and 2001. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...

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. The town is also home to Tiger Moth World, a large joyflight operation. Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfwear and surfgear (see surfing). ... Piping Hot are an Australian surfwear manufacturer. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ...

Torquay's population usually triples in the period January to the end of February, when the school holidays end.

Torquay's local schools are Torquay primary and St. Therese Catholic Primary. Until 2008 (By then at Torquay Primary School would have expanded to a Prep-9 school) High school students must go to a nearby school in Geelong including Oberon High School.

External links

• Intown City Guide - Torquay
• Torquay Surf Live Saving Club
• Photos of Torquay