Anglesea, Victoria

There is a surge in population during the summer months, reaching a peak around Christmas and New Year's Eve, as many Melbourne residents arrive for the holiday season. Although the town's main beach usually has reasonable surfing conditions, many surfers opt for the beach known as "Guvvo's", just west of town, at the end of O'Donohue Road. Anglesea is also well known locally for its regular riverbank markets, which are held by the river on Anglesea's main street, the Great Ocean Road. The town's golf-course is renowned for its resident population of eastern grey kangaroos which graze on the fairways. In September the town hosts the Angair Wildflower Festival. The Surf Coast Walk passes through the town and can either be followed north-east along the coastline to Torquay or south-east towards Aireys Inlet and Moggs Creek. Point Roadknight, Point Addis and Harvey Street are some of the tourist attractions along with several parks which surround the coastline. The Coogoorah Park is located towards the end of the River Reserve Road which boasts of a network of islands connected by boardwalks and bridges through wetlands. ==Media==

Anglesea is served by the Surf Coast Times newspaper, published weekly on Fridays. Television services are received from Melbourne via a translator on Mount Ingoldsby. AM and FM radio services are received from Melbourne and Geelong. ==Sport==

Anglesea has an Australian Rules football club and combined netball club, which compete in the Bellarine Football League. The town is also home of the Anglesea Cricket Club which competes in the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association. Golfers play at the Anglesea Golf Club on Noble Street, which plays host to numerous eastern grey kangaroos, which are a tourist attraction in their own right. The Anglesea skateboard ramp, which has had a controversial existence, has a recently been re-built, with the construction material having evolved from wood to steel, and then concrete. The area has a variety of surfing locations that cater to both beginners and experienced surfers. The patrolled main beach and the sheltered beach at Point Roadknight provide a perfect surfing environment for beginners. Experienced and adventurous surfers can tackle the more exposed beaches to the north and south of the town, as well as several offshore reefs, which are accessible via personal watercraft or a lengthy paddle from shore. Those "bombies" can produce challenging waves during large swells. ==See also==