Johanna is a small town on the coast of Victoria, Australia

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 located west of Cape Otway

Cape Otway

Cape Otway is a cape in south Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road; much of the area is enclosed in the Otway National Park.-History:...

 in the Colac Otway Shire

Colac Otway Shire

Colac Otway Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-western part of the state. It includes the towns of Apollo Bay and Colac. It has an area of 3,416 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 20,295...

. It is named after the schooner Joanna that was wrecked at the mouth of the Johanna River

Johanna River

The Johanna River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait from the Port Campbell National Park....

 on 22 September 1843
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History

Johanna Post Office opened on 1 November 1913 and closed in 1967.

The surfing

Surfing

Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...

 beach at Johanna is a long stretch of beach breaks, or beach and reef, noted for its power and reputation for rapid jumps in size (doubling over the space of just a few hours). The Bells Beach Surf Classic

Bells Beach Surf Classic

The Bells Beach Surf Classic is a surfing competition which has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1961, becoming a professional competition in 1973....

 competition has been moved from Bells Beach to Johanna on occasions when the surf at Bells was flat (such as in 2003 and 2010). The westerly facing of Johanna picks up swell that misses Bells and the Surf Coast.

External links

• Johanna - Town information