Twin reefs (bunarong coastal reserve) inverloch, Victoria
A quick video of today's adventure with the kids to Twin reefs, bunarong coastal reserve. Inverloch, Victoria
Cape Paterson, Australia
A lovely look at the coastal town of Cape Paterson and the coastal drive towards Inverloch.
The Surfing Brothers. Surfing Inverloch with lazy logs.
The Mc Brothers showing there love for the water at Inverloch Victoria. Rider Glen McCauley. I love all the coast down here from Wollami at Phillip Island, Powlett River, Kilcunda and shack bay, Eagles Nest, and Twin Reefs. There is always a spot to surf . Get out there and LIve it.
Music by The Thundamentals, The mash and Smoke City, Underwater Love. Enjoy.
Gippsland for a boys' weekend - a great Victorian escape
Video produced by Filmed and produced by Andrew Beck 0418 882244
By Scott Podmore
BOYS' weekends. There are two types. There is the all-in boofhead variety where booze, beach and babes rule proceedings. Then there are those designed for more refined lads read older, less energetic married types who are on the hunt for a bit of fun and relaxation, but with a touch of polish.
No all-day TAB pub sessions before a hyped-up night on the town is concluded with a 4am hot dog smothered in cheese and sauce. I'm talking about a group of mates disappearing from their wives and kids for a weekend to catch up on old times, enjoy a meal or two over a few beers or wines and rip into some fun activities during the day.
My job of researching such a trip began the moment I threw the golf clubs, fishing rod and Esky in the boot and headed off on a scenic drive for a tad more than an hour east of Melbourne and into the heart of South Gippsland and Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost point of the Australian mainland.
This region immediately catches your eye for its Strzelecki Ranges, rolling hills and farmland on one hand, and the rugged coastline and sandy beaches of Bass Coast and Wilsons Promontory on the other.
Was it enough to lure my mates away from their sheds, office desks or old recliners in front of the HD widescreen? You bet, and here are a few good reasons why.
Fishing
Hook into the weekend bright and early with a three-hour morning fishing experience at Inverloch Charters. With an older expert at the helm called Ange, we were landing whiting, mullet and flathead within minutes while cruising around hot spots called The Caves, Twin Reefs and Shack Bay. This stretch of water is also ideal for a swim, jet ski, waterski and snorkel.
Visit inverlochholiday.com/inverlochcharters
Golf
Foster is only a 40-minute drive from Inverloch and the town's golf club is a little ripper providing you're not looking for anything too flash while chasing that little white enemy around. It's well-maintained and challenging, with greens in top nick and the fairways tight with a gazillion trees, so make sure you whack them straight.
The old-fashioned clubhouse has cold beers on tap and cheap bar snacks, making it the ideal place to sound off about that monster drive you blasted down the 13th.
Visit fostergolfclub.com.au
Surfing
I've never understood why surfers travel the globe looking for the power, but I do now after a lesson with Bones from Offshore Surf School. The wily, weather-beaten blond 50-something surfie promised he'd have a shaky-legged 100-kegger like me up before the session was out. He did better than that he had me up first pop. Technique and the golden rules of surfing were served up in Bones's own inimitable way and I'll now be hanging 10 for the rest of my life thanks to this mob. Super fun.
Visit offshoresurfschool.com.au
Accommodation
Mix it up. The ideal launch pad to start with is the RACV Inverloch Resort, 5km from the town centre and set high on a hill with ocean-view rooms taking in panoramas of Bass Coast... but let's not get too bro-mantic. The resort is armed with all the facilities a group of blokes would want, including a gym, bistro for awesome breakfasts or evening meals, heated pool, tennis courts and some great walking or running tracks. For the Sunday, book in at Wilsons Promontory Eco-cabins at Tidal River to rest your weary limbs after your surf. The cabins are fully equipped with bunks, a whopper timber deck to soak up the great outdoor views and enjoy a few cleansers, a big kitchen and two small fridges. There are no TVs so you may have to indulge in some deep-and-meaningful with your pals.
Ph 13 19 63.
Food and drink
There are two vastly different venues to plonk (pardon the pun) at the top of your list. Firstly, slip on some decent threads and head for Archies On The Creek at Archies Creek. The venue supplies a courtesy bus to collect and return you from RACV Inverloch Resort. Archies is home to a chef-hat restaurant and a sports bar with TAB, and there's nothing quite like sharing a fine drop or two with owner Vern Rickman from one of his 23,000 bottles in the wine cellar. You also can't leave without a beer and whisky-tasting session with 22-year-old Brendan, the resident wine, beer and whisky connoisseur they call Dr Beer. And no trip in this part of Victoria is complete without a stop at famous Fish Creek Hotel, an unpretentious, old-fashioned pub full of character only 20 minutes from the entrance to Wilsons Prom. The pub grub here is a winner and beware the resident ghost who reportedly lurks around the hallways late at night.
Visit archiesonthecreek.com.au and fishcreekhotel.com.au
Extreme Plate Boats - 605 Centre Console
More info on the Centre Console range can be seen at
The Extreme Centre Console range are the some of the best console plate boats available in the Australian market.
Today we are taking a look at the 605 centre console nick-named the Elite. This boat won the 2016 Auckland Boat Shows award Best Boat Over All also taking out the Best 6m Boat award as well.
As far as plate boats go we have never seen a centre console boat built with this level of detail and packed with so many features.
As you will see, the Extreme Elite is a fishing machine. The raised front deck is ideal for throwing lures, and the deck has plenty of casting space. The Elite comes with over twenty fishing-rod holders so you will always have a rod accessible when fishing up the front or down back.
With a toilet on board, heaps of storage and a cooker to fry up a feed through to Raymarine digital switching and automation the Extreme Centre Console hs it all.
Sydney offshore rescue boat
Coast patrol on board 'Surf rescue 30' Surf lifesaving Sydney's 2400 Kevla cat long range offshore rescue vessel
Final twin 60hp Marlin Broadbill powercat test #2
Gets up out of the water and onto the plane really nicely now :)
On The Water - Websters Twinfisher 4.9
Fishing World magazine reviews one of the latest versions of this popular single-engined alloy cat.
Sneak preview - Webster's Twinfisher 5.7
Footage of the new flagship of the Webster's Twinfisher alloy catamaran range, taken at the Sydney International Boat Show.
GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA S2 EP05- Trinity Beach
trailering the kevlacat
Putting the kevlacat up on the trailer. Townsville boat ramp
Bunurong marine Park
Bicycle ride from Inverloch to Bunurong Marine National Park in Southern Gippsland
Ride from Angling Club Inverloch to east of Cape Paterson.
Distance- 21.55 km
Surface- Concrete Bike path & Bituman Road
Climbing - 82m
Time- 1hr 37mins
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Melbourne Rye StingRay
Melbourne Rye StingRay
Sandy point Shallow inlet Victoria Australia Kiteboarding Richi Scotty Ads Jan 2014
Short Vid taken on the go pro at Sandy Point / Shallot Inlet in Victoria Kiteboarding in about 15-16 knots... We needed more wind really... 20-22 knots would be ideal!
Best Kiteboarding place in Victoria!
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Furniture Wonthaggi VIC - Melbourne Furnishing Co
Melbourne Furnishing Co. is your furniture company located in Wonthaggi, Victoria. We pride ourselves on having been an integral part of the Wonthaggi and Surrounding district for over 100 years, serving the community with quality furniture, furnishings and bedding. We pride ourselves on our superior customer service and our ability to source furniture from a wide range of manufacturers. Our staff have many years of experience and can help you make the right decision for any purchase you are considering. At Melbourne Furnishing Co. we have a forever changing range of modern and traditional furniture to suit all family budgets. Our philosophy is about providing choice regarding size, configuration and fabrics to find the right product for your home. We use quality fabrics from the Warwick range and we have Timber furniture ranging from Oak, Pine, Rubber Wood and Australian Hard Woods. We provide service to our customers in the areas of Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Phillip Island, San Remo, Bass Coast, Korumburra, Leongatha, and South Gippsland.
Sailfish Canyon Master
Sailfish Canyon Master at the finals of Trailerboat Magazines Australia's Greatest Boats awards 2013.
If you are in the market for an aluminium or fibreglass offshore fishing boat, whether monohull offshore sportsfisher or twin hull catamaran offshore fishing machine, then you can’t go past Sailfish Catamarans. Boat of the year winner in 2015 and 2016. These Sailfish Catamarans are the ideal offshore sportsfisher and would suit buyers in the market for a Marlin Broadbill, Kevlacat, Noosa Cat, Leisure Cat, Bar Crusher, Surtees, Stabicraft, Quintrex, Stacer, Blackwatch, Proline, Trophy, Boston Whaler, Glacier Bay, World Cat, Powercat. If your fishing offshore for Marlin, Sailfish, Dolphin Fish, sharks, then a Sailfish Catamaran will give you the best stability and softest If ride on the market
WEBSTER TWINFISHER BOATS 2012
Webster's Twinfisher boats are renowned not only for the stability offered by the catamaran hull and its prowess in less-than-friendly water, but for the fact it is designed to run on just a single engine. This offers the Twinfisher owner the best of both worlds - awesome rough water handling, stability at rest, a large fishing platform, and low initial purchase price, not to mention reduced running costs.
No doubt about it -- Twinfisher is a clever concept. Like tomato sauce and meat pies it brings together two great ideas -- the stability of the catamaran and the toughness of the tinnie. What's also attractive about the Twinfisher to fishoss is the single-engine design that makes for affordable running and purchase cost. Trailerboat Magazine
Stay tuned for launch of new website and dealer network to be announced in Q3 2012.
Townsville
Kevlacat 3000 coming home from the reef