New South Wales (Sydney Region)

Avoca Beach - MacMasters
Six kilometres to the south of Terrigal, and altogether quieter, Avoca Beach is especially popular with surfers. A large, crescent-shaped and sandy beach between two headlands, it has its own surf lifesaving club - and a safe children's rock pool. A pleasant smalltown atmosphere is enhanced by the cute Avoca Beach Theatre on Avoca Drive (tel 4382 2156), a well-preserved early-1950s cinema. wpeC5.jpg (43553 bytes)
The town. that marks the southern end of the Central Coast, has some of the prettiest beaches on the coast. Little Beach just north of Bouddi National Park, a beautiful beach surrounded by bush but not very safe for swimming. Just to the north is Copacabana settled in between hills, a great beach for swimming, the northern point popular with surfboard riders. Avoca is a small resort town which sits in between a lake and beach of the same name. This relaxed town is a great place for a reasonably priced summer holiday.

Eating

Beachfront Café and Restaurant Avoca Beach tel 4382 1622. Daily 9am-late. A good place to hang out on the beachfront and chow down suitably fishy dishes. The café also lays on weekend entertainment, ranging from bands to poetry readings