Australia Road Trip: Brisbane to Melbourne
Actually Noosa, QLD to Frankston, VIC.
Done over 3 days at the start of October 2018.
At 4x speed.
Route: Noosaville to Eumundi then following the Bruce Hwy/Pacific Mwy to the Gold Coast. Continuing down the Pacific Hwy/Mwy to Forster for the first stop. Down into Sydney and across the Harbour Bridge. Down towards Wollongong and over Sea Cliff Bridge before heading inland to join the Hume Hwy/Fwy to get to Yass for the 2nd stop. From Yass we went a little inland to break up the highway driving a bit, but rejoined the Hume at Albury and continued into Melbourne. We took the Western Ring road to go over the Bolte bridge and then followed the coast down to Frankston via Beach Rd/Nepean Hwy.
EPIC VIEW OF COFFS HARBOUR! | FOREST SKY PIER AT SEALY LOOKOUT AUSTRALIA
Today we get to venture up to Sealy Lookout, a viewpoint overlooking the beach in Coffs Harbour. There's plenty of cool things to do here but the Sky Forest Pier is definitely up there!
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More about Coffs Harbour from Wikipedia:
Coffs Harbour is an Australian coastal city located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales about 540 km (340 mi) north of Sydney, and 390 km (240 mi) south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres in the North Coast region, with an estimated population of 70 000 as of June 2017.
Coffs Harbour won an international Bloom award for population 20,001–75,000 in 2002. In addition an Enhancement of the Landscape in 2004 from the same organisation. Coffs Harbour's economy was once based mainly on bananas, now being superseded by blueberries as well as tourism and fishing. The wider region is known as the Bananacoast.
The city has a campus of Southern Cross University, a public and a private hospital, several radio stations, and three major shopping centres. Coffs Harbour is near numerous national parks, including a marine national park.
There are regular passenger flights each day to Sydney and Melbourne departing from Coffs Harbour Airport. Coffs Harbour is also accessible by road, by NSW TrainLink trains, and by regular bus services.
Coffs Harbour is a regional city along the Pacific Highway between Newcastle and The Gold Coast. It has become a major service centre for those living between South West Rocks in the south and Grafton to the north.
Sawtell, 10 km south along Hogbin Drive from the city has become a satellite suburb of Coffs Harbour, with it increasingly referred to as being part of the city instead of its own entity as a town.
The surrounding region is dominated by coastal resorts and apartments with hinterland hills and mountains covered by forests, banana plantations, and other farms. It is the only place in New South Wales where the Great Dividing Range meets the Pacific Ocean.
The Bananacoast Community Credit Union (BCU) is headquartered in Coffs Harbour.
The greater Coffs Harbour city is broken up into several suburb and precinct areas including:
Boambee
Toormina
Coffs Harbour City Centre
Coffs Harbour Jetty
North Boambee Valley
Diggers Beach
Korora
Moonee Beach
Park Beach
Red Hill
South Coffs
West Coffs
West Korora
Sapphire Beach
The city is surrounded by outlying towns which are referred to by locals as suburbs of the Coffs Coast Region:
Bellingen
Coramba
Nana Glen
Corindi Beach and Red Rock
Dorrigo
Karangi
Upper Orara
Sawtell (Including Toormina and Boambee East)
Woolgoolga
Nambucca Valley region
By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant sawmillers on the North Coast were dependent on jetties either in rivers or off beaches for exporting their timber. Timber tramways were constructed to connect the timber-getting areas, the sawmills and jetties built into the ocean at Coffs Harbour.
Coffs Harbour owes its name to John Korff, who named the area Korff's Harbour when he was forced to take shelter from storm in the area in 1847. The name was accidentally changed by the surveyor for the crown when he reserved land in the area during 1861.
According to the 2016 Census the population of the suburb of Coffs Harbour is 25,752. This is an increase from 24,581 in 2011. 52.5% of the population is female in contrast to the national average of 50.7%. The average age is 43, which is higher than the national average of 38.
75.5% of residents reported being born in Australia; higher than the national average of 66.7%. Other than Australia the most common countries of birth are England (3.2%), New Zealand (1.3%) and Myanmar (1.1%). 62.2% of residents also reported both their parents being born in Australia, considerably higher than the national average of 47.3%.
The top religious groups in Coffs Harbour are Catholic 20.0%, Anglican 17.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%. 29.3% declared no religion.
Coffs Harbour has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification system) with marked seasonality of rainfall.
The city is relatively sunny, receiving 122.1 clear days annually, higher than Brisbane and Cairns. Summers are warm, wet and humid. Winters are mild, pleasant and drier.
Hope you guys learnt something new - catch you in a few days!
Found a sunken 4wd Landcruiser in a River!!–Ep 4
We overheard there was a about a Toyota 4wd that had just sunk in the Corindi River so we quickly head down and I jump in to check everyone was safe and see what happened.
Lots of beaches, the art of Dutch Clogs and visiting Muttonbird Island all feature in this episode.
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MultiwiiCopter Scarab - Sapphire Beach Coffs Coast NSW Australia - GoPro
Flight Testing on the Beach , Sapphire Beach Coffs Coast NSW Australia
『澳洲』生活日記 #10 回到最初的地方《科夫港》
位於新南威爾斯州的北海岸區域，此區農作物以藍莓最為大宗，因此有藍莓小鎮之稱號，其次還有香蕉和小黃瓜等作物。主要的城鎮由北至南分別是
corindi beach
為costa berry exchange大本營，旗下的藍莓田廣闊到超乎想像，這也是為什麼costa在旺季時，會需要大量人力的原因。不過其中還是有極少數costa以外的藍莓場，由其他人所經營。
woolgoolga
主要所指的藍莓小鎮，即是指此城鎮。woolgoolga早期有許多印度移民，這些印度人在此生根並以種植藍莓為主要經濟收入，直至今時，因此此區藍莓農場主人幾乎都是印度人，而且彼此都認識彼此！
coffs harbour（中譯：科夫港）
科夫港是一座觀光休閒城鎮，因此此區的生活機能也是三個中最好的。其實科夫港的藍莓田並不多，主要集中在北邊。或許是因為科夫港為鄰近較知名的城鎮，故資訊多以科夫港的字眼為主。另外科夫港也是此區唯一會出現中文招募廣告的地區，嗯～好不好我就不多加評論了。
How Often Do People Get Stuck Driving on the Beach? Outer Banks 4x4
Many guests ask us how often people get stuck driving on the beach. Here's the top three reasons and a look at how you can tell that you have too much air pressure in your tires. twiddy.com/outer-banks-4x4-driving.aspx
Video 547 Bright To Harrietville VIC
DashCam video from Australia. This provides you with the ability to virtually drive in Australian. We travel along the Great Alpine Road in Victoria. This section takes you 25km from the town of Bright to the village of Harrietville. From there we begin our trek up the mountain road towards Mt Hotham.
Interesting Sections:
- Commentary on Video 00:08
- We turn into our caravan park and come out again to continue our journey 00:40
- Back on track 01:10
- Passing through the village of Freeburgh 07:22
- Overtaking cylcists 07:41
- Passing through the village of Smoko 12:00
- Coming into Harrietville 17:41
- Crossing the Ovens River 18:14
HIGHWAY ONE - Perth to Broome
Highway One is Australia's national highway system. I set out to travel highway 1 and film what I found along the way. This short film is a sample of some of the video shot along the 2,500km of road between Perth and Broome.
Music: Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod
Calypso Holiday Park Yamba
Remember those great beach holidays...
Yamba has been hailed as Australia’s best town, with the world’s most idyllic climate, location and lifestyle.
Laid-back Yamba has stunning beaches, a vast river with great fishing, surfing, sailing and more.
It has a vibrant and colourful town centre with fabulous restaurants and cafés and great resort style shopping.
Calypso Holiday Park is on the riverfront, right in the heart of town.
It offers riverfront cabins, camp and van sites all within easy walking distance of Yamba’s many eateries and attractions.
The Park has a pool, playground, pontoon, and laundry.
Internet is available, and the office provides a full range of quality visitor information.
clarenceholidayparks.com.au
Maclean - Scottish Town in Australia - NSW - July 2010
Maclean - Scottish Town in Australia - NSW - July 2010