Nov 16th, 2009 by admin
Finance company says sell regardless ………. £29. Excellent investment for the working man.
This advertisement thought to be from the 1950’s shows the curious Roman Street names e.g. Nero Ave, Titus Drv, Julius St, Tiberius Rd, Caesar Walk, Claudius St. Please e-mail if you know anything about how and why the streets were named.
Nov 16th, 2009 by admin
Rye Surf Estate – Surfing Fishing Shooting !!! or just relaxing on the Lovely Sandy Beach £25 Deposit £4 Monthly
This Advertisement from the 1950’s advertises land along what is now known as Dundas Street (Ocean Beach Road). Where a block of land now costs around $370,000.
Oct 25th, 2008 by michael
Quoting from the National Heritage Database The Cups Country is the eastern section of the Nepean Peninsula Dune system and is of scientific interest because of its unusual topography. In terms of its geomorphological evolution, the area is unique in Victoria: usually the Pleistocene dunes are found in long parallel ridges but in this case the ridge system has been blown around, humps and hollows have been formed, then the cores have solidified, resulting in the present topography. The Cups is also a feature of great landscape interest. In some places the scenic values of the area have been enhanced by the clearing of the coastal tea tree scrub so that the topography is more obvious in the grazed farming environment.
The Cups Country is 2,500ha, 5km south-south-west of Rosebud. Area bounded by Boneo (Rosebud Flinders) Road, Cape Schanck Road, Fingal Road and its alignment, the shoreline along Gunnamatta Beach, Trumans Road and Browns Road. Houses along the Flinders to Rosebud road are excluded.
Oct 21st, 2007 by admin
The Weather on this site is collected via a Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station using a SheevaPlug computer running Linux and wview weather software. Data is updated once a minute to this website and also can also be found at:
Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
Oct 12th, 2007 by michael
The famous “Shipping Container House”
According to Nonda Katsalidis in 1992 “A modern beach house inclusive of vernacular sources which gives contemporary expression to vernacular forms”. The rusted ribbed top section of the house has earnt the house the nickname of the shipping container house from the locals. This house sits right on the foreshore overlooking the beach and surf and is one of the first inspirational houses constructed at St Andrews Beach.
Built in 2006 this unusual house has won many awards. Its elevated off the ground buy 4 large steel beams and is cantilevered 11 metres at each end. The sides of the house are made of steel louvers that are opened to let in the breeze (there’s always a breeze at St Andrews).
Oct 12th, 2007 by michael
Arctic Circle? No, Rye Back Beach
This article from The Age shows the amazing southern lights display in 2004
Jul 7th, 2007 by admin
St Andrews Beach A Tom Doak designed 18 hole course rated number 9 in Australia.
The National Golf Club Three Championship 18 hole courses rated 8, 20 and 45th in Australia.
Moonah Links Two 18 hole courses, venue for the Australian Open 2003 and 2005.
The Dunes An 18 hole course rated number 15 in Australia and a fun 9 hole course.
Eagle Ridge Rated in the top 25 public courses in Australia.
Rosebud Country Club Two 18 hole courses.
Other nearby courses include The Cape at Cape Schanck, and The Flinders Golf Club designed by Alister MacKenzie .
