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The Great Ocean Road Marathon is a long-distance run held in Victoria, Australia since 2005. The main race stretches 44km from Lorne to Apollo Bay along the coastal route. It is the main race within the annual Great Ocean Road Running Festival, which also includes 60km, 23km and 6km runs, 5km and 10km walks and a 1.5km Kids Gallop.
The first City to Surf was held on 23 February 1975 with 500 participants. Since its inception, the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) course has consistently started on St Georges Terrace at the Perth City Council Chambers and finished at Jubilee Park in City Beach. [2] The first male winner of the 12km event was Tim Walsh in 38 minutes and 6 seconds.
The remaining stations between Perth and Joondalup opened on 21 March 1993, [10] and an extension to Currambine station opened on 8 August 1993. [11] Subiaco station was rebuilt in the late 1990s, opening on 12 December 1998 as Perth's first underground station. [12] [13] A number of new stations opened in the 2000s under the New MetroRail project.
A four-lane dual carriageway extension of Reid Highway from West Swan Road to Great Northern Highway and Roe Highway was opened on 26 February 2010, [2] [3] completing State Route 3 as a highway-grade ring road around Perth. The extension runs parallel to Middle Swan Road, which has been retained as a local access road.
City2Surf (or City to Surf) is a popular road running event held annually in Sydney covering a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) course. The event is a "fun run" as well as a race, attracting both competitive runners and community participants who can choose to run or to walk.
The Australind departs Perth in March 1986 hauled by an X class. The Australind service began on 24 November 1947 and was hauled initially by U class steam locomotives. [2] With an average speed of 63 km/h (39 mph), it was the fastest narrow gauge passenger train in Australia. [3]
Oxfam Trailwalker (Hong Kong) logo. End point of 2011 HK Trailwalker 2011. Trailwalker and the related Trailtrekker are fundraising endurance events conducted across the world by Oxfam, in which teams of four competitors must complete a course of 100 kilometres (62 mi) in a set time limit - typically between 24 and 48 hours.
In 2003, SAA changed their Wallaby Route service to their new A340-200s but remained a 2 hop route via Perth. In 2020, SAA ceased Wallaby Route service operations as part of the impact of its bankruptcy. [26] From 2020-2024, Qantas was the sole operator of the Wallaby Route using a Boeing 787-9 to connect Sydney and Johannesburg nonstop in 14 ...