page_title: Torquay, Victoria
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Torquay, Victoria / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial perspective of the Salty Dog Cafe at Torquay. March 2019.
context_page_description: Torquay is a seaside resort 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. At the 2016 Census, Torquay had a population of 13,258.
context_section_description: The Torquay area is famous for its surf beaches, with Jan Juc and the world-famous Bells Beach located on the town's south-west outskirts. Other popular beaches are Point Impossible Beach and Southside Beach. It was home to the popular Offshore Festival in the late 1990s.  Many of the world's most famous surf companies have their home in Torquay, including Rip Curl and Quiksilver- all of which make up part of the Surf Coast Plaza, which provides shopping and eating, as well as the Surf World Museum.
  Torquay's population usually triples between January and end of February, when the school holidays end; the town also hosts end of year Schoolies week celebrations, joint with Lorne, Victoria's most active Schoolies destination.
  The Australian National Surfing Museum is also located in Torquay.
caption: Aerial perspective of the Salty Dog Cafe at Torquay. March 2019.
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