Jan Juc is a suburb of
Torquay, Victoria
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 ...
. At the
2016 census, Jan Juc had a population of 3,683.
History
Nearby
Bellbrae
Bellbrae is a bounded rural locality in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia located just off the Great Ocean Road between Torquay, Victoria, Torquay and Anglesea, Victoria, Anglesea. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Bellbrae had ...
was originally called Jan Juc but was renamed in 1923, so the Jan Juc Post Office, which opened on 25 January 1862, was in fact in Bellbrae.
There has never been a post office in the current Jan Juc.
, housing estates almost link Jan Juc to adjacent Torquay, across the Spring Creek. Along with many other parts of the Surf Coast, increasing popularity is placing pressure on the coastal environment.
Jan Juc beach
The Jan Juc beach lies between Rocky Point to the east and Bird Rock to the west, and is bounded by high cliffs, apart from the middle where an
ephemeral creek enters
Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
through sand dunes. The beach is patrolled during summer months by the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club.
In the late 1990s, a surfer found the fossilised remains of an extinct genus of whale on a beach near Jan Juc. It was named ''
Janjucetus hunderi'', after the location.
Ancient whale broke all the rules
ABC News in Science 16 August 2006
Sport
Jan Juc has a Surf Life Saving Club which includes a junior "Nippers" program. The Jan Juc
Sharks cricket club has eight junior teams and four senior teams that compete in the Geelong Junior Cricket Association and the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association respectively. Jan Juc Boardriders is the local surfing club.
References
External links
Official Great Ocean Rd infoTorquay,Jan Juc,Bells Beach Visitor Guide - JanJuc.com.au
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Barwon
Surf Coast Shire
Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)
Surfing locations in Victoria (Australia)
Beaches of Victoria (Australia)
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