Editing Apollo Bay (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Coastine golf australia.jpg|thumb|Apollo Bay Golf Club]]
Apollo Bay is host to various sports clubs, including:
*Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club, which was established in 1952 as a result of a meeting held on the foreshore by interested townspeople and Surf Lifesaving Victoria officials. The Apollo Bay SLSC became the ninth club to be affiliated with Surf Lifesaving Victoria.<ref>{{cite web | title = History of the Club | website = Apollo Bay SLSC | access-date = 31 August 2024 | url = https://www.apollobayslsc.com.au/#history}}</ref> It is now affiliated with [[Life Saving Victoria]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://lsv.com.au/clubs-members/support/join-a-life-saving-club/ | title = Join a Life Saving Club | website = Life Saving Victoria | access-date = 31 August 2024}}</ref> following the merger of the Victorian branch of the [[Royal Life Saving Society Australia]] and Surf Life Saving Victoria.<ref>{{cite web | title = CEO update | website = Life Saving Victoria Blog | url = https://blog.lsv.com.au/2022/07/29/ceo-update-11/ | date = 29 July 2022 | access-date = 31 August 2024}}</ref>
*Apollo Bay Sailing Club, which provides opportunities for sailing to people of a diverse range of abilities and age groups.<ref>
{{cite web | url = http://www.greatoceanroad.com.au/sailing | title = Apollo Bay Sailing Club | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190303061348/http://greatoceanroad.com.au/sailing/ | archive-date = 3 March 2019 | website = www.greatoceanroad.com.au | access-date = 31 August 2024}}</ref>
*Apollo Bay Golf Club, located on Nelson Street. <ref name = "golf">{{cite web | author= Golf Select | title = Apollo Bay | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=905 | access-date = 2009-05-11 }}</ref>
*Apollo Bay and Otways Riding Club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://apollobay.vic.au/community/sports-and-recreation/horse-riding/riding-club | title = Apollo Bay & Otways Riding Club | website = apollobay.vic.au | access-date = 31 August 2024}}</ref>
*The Apollo Bay Football Netball Club, which has been affiliated with the [[Colac & District Football and Netball League]] since 1972.<ref name="d">{{cite web | url = https://cdfnl.com.au/clubs/apollo-bay/ | title = Apollo Bay | website = Colac & District Football and Netball League | access-date = 31 August 2024}}</ref>
Additionally, Apollo Bay has hosted overnight stops on the [[Great Victorian Bike Ride]] six times (1991, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2016), including serving as the host for the rest day on the last four of those visits.<ref name=bnv-gvbr-hist>{{cite web|title=History of the Great Victorian Bike Ride |url=http://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/great-rides/94425/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130110083026/http://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/great-rides/94425/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2013 |work=Official site |publisher=[[Bicycle Network Victoria]] |access-date=27 December 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Apollo Bay, Vic during GVBR Pano jjron 03.12.2009.jpg|centre|900px|thumb|A panoramic view of the town, showing the main shopping strip on the [[Great Ocean Road]] (Collingwood Street), the foreshore reserve with surrounding hills in background, and the Apollo Bay Golf Club backed by the beach and bay]]