Golden Beach Fishing Comp Vic - 21/ 24 April 2011 - Prizes not stipulated

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Golden Beach Surf Fishing Competition - Golden Beach  Direct Phone Number : (03) 5146 3447

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 From 2011/04/21 To 2011/04/24

 
The festival and competition is conducted over four days of Easter Commencing at 8am Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday and concluding 11am Easter Sunday. Presentations approx 2pm Easter Sunday The official weighing station for the fishing competition is at the Community Hall car park Golden Beach.
Saturday is full of fun and entertainment with art and craft market in the hall, free face painting and bric a brac stalls in the car park commencing at 8am. Saturday evening finishes with a free live band in the Community Hall Car Park starting approximately 7pm.
Surf Life Savers will patrol the Beach at Golden Beach during the Festival and Fishing Competition. Check the website for details.
Fishing Competition entry forms available from the Golden Beach Community Visitor Information Centre and several other agencies across Gippsland.


Some of Victoria’s best ocean fishing can be enjoyed at Golden Beach. Every year thousands of visitors flock to Ninety Mile Beach to take part in the many fishing competitions that are hosted in the area. The man made reef at Delray Beach also provides a surf fishing paradise.

Camping along the beach dunes is permitted and there are a variety of other accommodation options available, including inexpensive backpackers and fisherman’s cottages that allow you to enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of Ninety Mile Beach.

The ‘Trinculo’ ship was forced ashore by a gale in 1879 and what is left of the wreck can be seen on the beach.

Bird life is prolific along the coast and includes Crimson and Eastern Rosellas, Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos, Swamp Harriers, Hawks, Blue Wrens, Silver Eyes, Red Browed Finch, Eastern Spine Bill and many other honeyeaters. The Rainbow Lorikeet would normally fly north for the winter, but attracted by the temperate climate and the plentiful coastal banksia, it remains along the beach coastal parks area all year.

How to get there
Located 252km from Melbourne, Golden Beach can be reached via the Princes or South Gippsland Highways.