Surprise southern beach steals crown of Aus best

Joel Parkinson is selling a luxury apartment he owns overlooking one of Aus’ best beaches. The Sunshine State has been robbed of its beach bragging rights, with the title of the nation’s favourite stretch of sand landing well south of the border. A sweeping analysis of online reviews has delivered the top sand-and-surf crown to Norman Beach at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria. The shock find came as web experts at SEO Backlinks evaluated 366 beaches across the nation with at least 100 Google reviews to rank locations. Queensland claimed the highest statewide ranking at 4.70, while Victoria recorded the lowest overall average at 4.60 — yet managed to steal the individual gold medal. Norman Beach at Wilsons Promontory National Park The national park is loved by campers and beachgoers Norman Beach returned an impressive 4.87 star average, albeit from a modest 157 reviews, with visitors describing the idyllic wide stretch fringed by Tidal River in the national park as “raw”. “Once you walk a little down the shore, the raw, rugged wilderness takes over and it feels entirely wild,” said one reviewer, with another praising the beach’s “stunning pristine sand”. “You feel miles away from the ...