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Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. The town had a population of 1,598 at the 2016 census.[1]

Apollo Bay
Victoria
Apollo Bay township and bay from Mariners Lookout to the north-east
Apollo Bay
Coordinates38°45′0″S 143°39′0″E
Population1,598 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3233
Elevation15.0 m (49 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Apollo Bay:
Aire Valley Beech Forest
Tanybryn
Skenes Creek North
Skenes Creek
Cape Otway Apollo Bay Bass Strait
Cape Otway Bass Strait Marengo

Its population swells throughout the bustling holiday seasons and is considered a major tourist destination in Victoria. It is host to the annual Apollo Bay Seafood Festival, Winter Wild and the Great Ocean Road Running Festival. Off season, Apollo Bay is home to families and retirees alike.

In winter to spring, southern right whales come to the area mainly to breed, to bear their calves, and to raise them in the warmer, calm waters of South Australia during their migration season. Less frequently, humpback whales can be seen off the coast.


History


1936 Stamp- Cable to Tasmania depicting Amphitrite
1936 Stamp- Cable to Tasmania depicting Amphitrite

Apollo Bay is part of the traditional lands of the Gadubanud, or King Parrot people, of the Cape Otway coast.[2] By the early 19th century, the area was being frequented by sealers and whalers from Sydney.[3] One local Indigenous name for the area, of uncertain language origin, is 'Krambruk'.[4]

In the 1840s the Henty brothers established a whaling station at Point Bunbury on the western end of the bay. The bay was named by a Captain Loutit in 1845 when he sheltered his vessel, the Apollo, here from a storm.

The first European settlers were timber cutters in the 1850s who subsequently established sawmills. Although the bay provided a relatively sheltered anchorage, the lack of a suitable pier meant that logs were floated out to sea to be loaded on to ships.[3][5] A township on Apollo Bay was surveyed in 1853 and named Middleton. In the 1860s, farming land was made available and in the mid 1870s, the first blocks in the township were offered for sale.[3] Middleton post office (with a fortnightly mail delivery) opened on 1 May 1873.[6] A school was opened in 1880.[5]

In 1881, the town and post office was renamed Krambruk.[6] That was changed to Apollo Bay in 1898. During this period almost the only access to the area was by sea, but a coach service from Birregurra to Apollo Bay was inaugurated in 1889.[3] The pier at Point Bunbury was swept away in a storm, as was a second pier at that site. Consequently, the "Long Pier" was built at a more sheltered site in 1892.[3]

The town plan indicated that Pascoe Street would be the main thoroughfare, but the erection of several buildings on Collingwood Street meant that it became Apollo Bay's commercial centre.[3] With the upgrade of the road to the town in 1927, and then the completion of the Great Ocean Road in 1932, the area became a tourist destination and an important fishing port.[5]

On 10 July 1932 the coastal steamer Casino sank while attempting to berth at the town jetty. Ten people died. Many earlier shipwrecks had occurred along the Cape Otway coastline.

In 1936 a submarine telegraph and telephone cable from Apollo Bay to Stanley provided the first telephone connection to Tasmania from the mainland. The Apollo Bay Telegraph station closed in 1963 and is now a museum.[5]


Climate


Apollo Bay has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and damp winters.

Climate data for Apollo Bay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)
21.8
(71.2)
20.1
(68.2)
18.0
(64.4)
15.7
(60.3)
13.6
(56.5)
13.1
(55.6)
14.0
(57.2)
15.8
(60.4)
17.6
(63.7)
19.2
(66.6)
20.6
(69.1)
17.6
(63.7)
Average low °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0)
14.6
(58.3)
12.8
(55.0)
11.5
(52.7)
9.5
(49.1)
8.3
(46.9)
7.3
(45.1)
7.9
(46.2)
8.9
(48.0)
9.5
(49.1)
10.6
(51.1)
12.2
(54.0)
10.6
(51.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.5
(2.07)
50.3
(1.98)
67.9
(2.67)
82.0
(3.23)
100.3
(3.95)
109.3
(4.30)
117.9
(4.64)
128.4
(5.06)
109.6
(4.31)
98.5
(3.88)
80.0
(3.15)
64.1
(2.52)
1,063.4
(41.87)
Average precipitation days 8.6 8.1 10.8 13.5 16.2 16.3 18.0 18.7 16.8 15.2 12.8 10.7 165.7
Source: [7]

Events and festivals in Apollo Bay


Events and festivals held in Apollo Bay include:


Sport


Apollo Bay Golf Club
Apollo Bay Golf Club
A panoramic view of the town, showing the main shopping strip on the Great Ocean Road (Collingwood Street), the foreshore reserve with surrounding hills in background, and the Apollo Bay Golf Club backed by the beach and bay
A panoramic view of the town, showing the main shopping strip on the Great Ocean Road (Collingwood Street), the foreshore reserve with surrounding hills in background, and the Apollo Bay Golf Club backed by the beach and bay

People born or raised in Apollo Bay


Marriner's Falls, Apollo Bay, 1935
Marriner's Falls, Apollo Bay, 1935

References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Apollo Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. Ian D. Clark, pp119-123, Scars on the Landscape. A Register of Massacre sites in Western Victoria 1803-1859, Aboriginal Studies Press, 1995 ISBN 0-85575-281-5
  3. "Apollo Bay History Trail" (PDF). Apollo Bay and District Historical Society. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. Clark, Ian D. (2002). Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria. Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. ISBN 0-9579360-2-8. OCLC 54913331.
  5. "Apollo Bay". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 20 January 2021
  7. "Climate statistics for Apollo Bay". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. WinterWild 2020 – Statement from the Festival Committee Winterwild
  9. The Great Ocean Road Marathon
  10. Apollo Bay Seafood Festival
  11. "Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Show". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. austpost.com.au Stamp Bulletin Australia published by Australia Post, July 2006 edition, page 9 [dead link]
  13. Apollo Bay Sailing Club web site
  14. Golf Select, Apollo Bay, retrieved 11 May 2009
  15. Full Points Footy, Apollo Bay, archived from the original on 16 May 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
  16. "History of the Great Victorian Bike Ride". Official site. Bicycle Network Victoria. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.



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[de] Apollo Bay

Apollo Bay ist ein Küstenort im Staat Victoria in Australien, im Colac Otway Shire. Die Gemeinde zählt 1.366 Einwohner.[1] Der Ort ist nach dem Schoner Apollo benannt, der südwestlich im Februar 1846 Schiffbruch erlitt.[2]
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