1/129Enjoying the seagulls at Inverloch. Picture: Ashleigh Jordan
Your pics: Victorians celebrate summer with fun photos
From sunny days at the beach to gardening in the backyard, Victorians enjoy their summers in lots of different ways. Here are your pictures.
2/129It may not be footy season but this pooch is waiting patiently. Picture: Mandy Graham
3/129Diving into summer. Picture: Joanne Quinn
4/129That’s one way to keep cool. Picture: Emily Hunter.
5/129Learning to surf. Picture: Robert Drever
6/129Oh that summer feeling. Picture: Iulia Shinners
7/129Smiles in the surf. Picture: Jacqui Garnsworthy
8/129Archie’s first ice-cream. Picture: Angela Muir
9/129Catch of the day on Lake Eildon/ Picture: Sarah Dwyer
10/129Keeping cool in the mud. Picture: Jan Stone
11/129Team paddleboarding in Warrnambool. Picture: Kelly James Hansford
12/129Top down Mount Martha. Picture: Lynne Hardy, Mount Martha.
13/129Family time at Chelsea Beach on New Year’s Day watching the sunset. Picture: Donna Lee, Numurkah.
14/129Rock pools at Cape Patterson. Picture: Shelley Krolikowski, Greensborough.
15/129Cooling off in the Murray at Moama Beach on a 34C day. Picture: Tiffany Newton, Echuca.
16/129Charlie and Maddie McGloin doing a pier jump at Rosebud. Picture: Charlie McGloin, Aspendale.
17/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. Fun in the sun at Grandma’s house - Cadence Brown celebrates her seventh birthday in style. Picture: Felicia Brown, Pakenham. Contact: Feliciabrown08@gmail.com; 0422025667
18/129Sunset at Lake Lascelle, Hopetoun. Picture: Sue Davison, Greensborough.
19/129Summer sunset at Elwood in early December. Picture: John Anderson, Brighton East.
20/129Thunderstorms at night. Picture: Caitlin Gapes, Port Fairy.
21/129Me and my little sister walking through a sunflower patch in Mildura. Picture: Sapphire Dodds, Mildura.
22/129McCrae Beach Saturday night January extremely hot night in 2023. Picture: Fabrizio D’antonio, Coburg.
23/129Sunset at St Kilda. Picture: Anna Benjamin, Glen Huntly.
24/129Jet enjoying the dog off lead beach at Safety Beach. Glorious spot. Picture: Dianne Frankish, Mornington.
25/129Billy Bob escaping the silly season at South Gippsland this week. Picture: Karli Loughridge, Merrijig.
26/129Super man! My grandson, Nico, aged 5 , jumping off a bathing box at Long Island. His mother captured this great shot. Picture: Kyle Kendall, Frankston.
27/129Samuel at Ulladulla beach. Picture: Christine Maiden, Victoria.
28/129William in boundary bed when we went camping. Our family loves camping in the summer. Picture: Sarah Elliott, Ballarat.
29/129My son Cooper knee boarding for the first time at Bonnie Doon just before Christmas. Ah the Serenity! Picture: Karen Gaskett, Melton West.
30/129Point Lonsdale beach days. Picture: Shelley Krolikowski, Greensborough.
31/129Braeside Park at 6am on Christmas Eve. Picture: Lihua Liu, Noble Park.
32/129Dancing in the evening sunset on the foreshore of the Murray River in Echuca. Taken a couple of weekends ago when we hired a house boat for the weekend. In this photo are Ian Davidson in the background, Therese Brown and Andrea McDonald in the foreground. Picture: Therese Brown, Narre Warren.
33/129A kitten, getting invested in the Christmas season, by climbing the Xmas Tree. Picture: Mitchell Walden, Narre Warren.
34/129The Santa Boat. The photo was taken in the marina at Patterson Lakes. A number of boats were taking advantage of the pleasant evening conditions while also viewing the Christmas lights on the homes along the river and marina. Picture: Janet Mansfield, Patterson Lakes.
35/129Its a very Monty Christmas. Picture: Chris Holwell, Hawthorn.
36/129Bruce enjoying the sprinkler on a warm day after playing with the kids. Picture: Rachel Leatherbarrow, Greensborough.
37/129Lake Eppalock sunsets. Picture: Raelene Kirk, Westmeadows.
38/129Summer solstice sunset at Chelsea Yacht Club. Picture: Dave Donegan, Edithvale.
39/129A dog at the beach. Picture: Debbie Leary, Grovedale.
40/129The beach. Picture: Debbie Leary, Grovedale.
41/129Parents against children. Picture: Tina Finocchiaro, Jells Park.
42/129Sunset at Lake Lascelle, Hopetoun. Picture: Sue Davison, Greensborough.
43/129Oli and Eden asleep on their floaties after a hard day swimming in the river at English bridge. Picture: Jess McLeod, Bendigo.
44/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. Rays of sunshine at Phillip Island on December 27, 2022. Picture: Luke Jenkins, Kalkallo. Contact: Lukejenkins956@gmail.com; 0455299219
45/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. Summer sunsets at Bethanga. Picture: Chris Lyons, Bethanga. Contact: bethanga1218@gmail.com; 0477829031
46/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. Summer sunsets at Bethanga. Picture: Chris Lyons, Bethanga. Contact: bethanga1218@gmail.com; 0477829031
47/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. This is the smug look my cat (captain) gives me when he escapes his cat-run. Picture: Kristopher Roepcke, Mildura. Contact: krisroepcke@hotmail.com; +61434620451
48/129HERALD SUN SUMMER SNAPS 2023/24. Pinnacles at the Grampians at 10am on December 20, 2023. Picture: Zoe Skelton, Frankston. Contact: zns81@hotmail.com; 0438440656
49/129Pinnacles at the Grampians at 10am on December 20, 2023. Picture: Zoe Skelton, Frankston.
50/129Pinnacles at the Grampians at 10am on December 20, 2023. Picture: Zoe Skelton, Frankston.
51/129Summer sunsets at Bethanga. Picture: Chris Lyons, Bethanga.
52/129Summer sunsets at Bethanga. Picture: Chris Lyons, Bethanga.
53/129Summer sunsets at Bethanga. Picture: Chris Lyons, Bethanga.
54/129Evening walk around Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun. Picture: Sue Davison, Greensborough.
55/129Stormy evening skies over Hopetoun. Picture: Sue Davison, Greensborough.
56/129Dancing like nobody’s watching. Picture: Preethy Thomas, Clyde North.
57/129Nephew Charlie and aunty Deborah Price, freezing in the water off Marengo Beach, Apollo Bay on December 28, 2023. Picture: Deborah Price, Brunswick.
58/129Keeping it cool with Daddy in the Murray River. Picture: Matthew Hoefnagels, Echuca.
59/129Water fun at Lake Nillahcoote. Picture: Leesa Pennicott, Warranwood.
60/129Seagulls in flight at Frankston beach. Picture: Tracy De, Mooroolbark.
61/129Muffin absolutely exhausted on the sun lounge after New Year celebrations and helping Mum in the garden. Picture: Wendy Roberts, Mount Martha.
62/129Rye in early December. Picture: Greg Keogh; Rye.
63/129Calm after the rain at the new Life Saving Club at Mentone Beach. Picture: Janet Mann, Mentone.
64/129Ashton Curtis watching the sun go down in Taggerty on New Year’s Eve. Picture: Matthew Curtis, Somerville.
65/129Charlie and Chippy dancing in the New Year on Point Roadknight beach in Anglesea. Picture: Andrew Pitrakkou; Malvern.
66/129Photo taken at Laverton Creek Bridge, Altona. Picture: Stephen Wilson, Altona.
67/129Photo taken at Laverton Creek Bridge, Altona. Picture: Stephen Wilson, Altona.
68/129Sunset after the storm. Picture: Chris Goddard, Ivanhoe.
69/129Rocking the sunset at Red Rocks Beach, Cowes. Picture: Rosemarie Ackland, Cowes.
70/129Seagulls over the Mordialloc beach sunset on New Years before fireworks! Picture: Phillip Spathopoulos, Carrum Downs.
71/129Bee on the backyard sunflower. Picture: Phillip Spathopoulos, Carrum Downs.
72/129Ziggy taking charge of the garden hose at his Nana’s house in Brookfield, squirting his cousins Madden and Lennon. Picture: Tracey Disisto, Sunshine West.
73/129Doggy Christmas at Camperdown. Picture: Jackie Jenner, Drummond.
74/129Sunset at Paradise Beach. Picture: Marianne Macumber, Narre Warren South.
75/129People fishing on Daveys Bay jetty, Mount Eliza about 12.20pm on New Year’s Day. Picture: Geoff Chatfield, Frankston South.
76/129Doggy Christmas at Camperdown. Picture: Jackie Jenner, Drummond.
77/129Sunset cinema at Mount Martha. Picture: Jennifer Brenton, Mount Martha.
78/129Doggy Christmas at Camperdown. Picture: Jackie Jenner, Drummond.
79/129Zahlia Zappia, 3, having fun on the Murray River, Bundalong on New Year’s Day. Picture: Petina Zappia, Bundalong.
80/129Sunset at Paradise Beach. Picture: Marianne Macumber, Narre Warren South.
81/129Photo taken at Laverton Creek Bridge, Altona. Picture: Stephen Wilson, Altona.
82/129Photo taken at Laverton Creek Bridge, Altona. Picture: Stephen Wilson, Altona.
83/129Pondering the view on a clear summer’s day in Gooram, Victoria, overlooking the valley towards Euroa. Taken on 2nd of January 2024. Picture: Noelle Boyd, Heidelberg.
84/129Lakes Entrance on New Year’s Day. Picture: Damian Bryant, Montrose.
85/129Sunrise on the first day of the year, flying into Victoria from an overnight flight from Antarctica. Picture: Melissa Costello, Brighton.
86/129Monash Bridge and Christmas decorations. Picture: Kelli Simmons, Benalla.
87/129Paddleboarding in Calm Bay at the Blairgowrie Yacht Club. Picture: Sue Williams, Blairgowrie.
88/129Flora Blu at Barwon Heads Beach having a babycino. Picture: Robert Cann, Craigieburn.
89/129Mia Makinson, 2, loves a water icypole on a hot day. She enjoys sitting in her favourite backyard chair, in her wading pool with the hose running. Picture: Gail Makinson, Werribee.
90/129Spencer, 8 and Scarlett, 10, get ready for some fun in the summer sun in Whittlesea at Funfields. Picture: Stephanie Ashworth, Whittlesea.
91/129Summer, oh what a feeling! Picture: Jacqui Garnsworthy, Newport.
92/129Mila Hinkley, 3, with the biggest smile at Lake Hume while on holidays with Nana and Poppy. Picture: Amanda Hinkley, Corowa.
93/129New Year’s Eve in Mornington. Picture: Vicki Caslake, Lilydale.
94/129Skylar and Quinn Webster at a campsite in Killarney at dusk. Picture: Ellen Webster, Kennington.
95/129Gemma Rushton cools off at the O’Brien Ice House in Docklands. Picture: Gemma Rushton, Southbank.
96/129Torin Seamons enjoys some backyard summer fun on his new inflatable water park. Picture: Kathryn Seamons, Beveridge.
97/129Torin Seamons enjoys some backyard summer fun on his new inflatable water park. Picture: Kathryn Seamons, Beveridge.
98/129Reflecting on 2023 under the full moon. Picture: Emily Kilkenny, Eltham.
99/129Rosalyn was setting up a photo to capture the beautiful reflections in Sanatorium Lake, Mount Macedon when she was mightily surprised by a koala walking into the picture. A lucky split second photo! Picture: Rosalyn Franklin, Murrumbeena.
100/129After the storm in Somerville. Picture: Matthew Curtis, Somerville.
101/129Man and dog on Port Fairy Beach. Picture: Andrea Minter, Irymple.
102/129New Year’s Eve in Mornington. Picture: Vicki Caslake, Lilydale.
103/129Glen Maggie Lake on December 27, 2023. Picture: Chloe Mcculley, Port Melbourne.
104/129Jade (17), Mikayla (15), Olivia (13), Spencer (9) - all cousins - having a splash in the water and spending quality time together playing on the stand up paddleboard at St Leonards. Picture: Vicki Hallett, Sunbury.
105/129Kangaroo jumping for the sunset. Picture: Tracy De, Yarra Valley.
106/129Matilda Hart, 2, has fun in the shallows of Bonbeach Beach with dad and puppy Poppy after her dad finished work early and was able to make it home for a family walk. Picture: April Hart, Bonbeach.
107/129Four-year-old cavoodle Lulu had the tables turned after she tried to chase seagulls in water at Carrum Beach, only to be terrified by the birds flapping their wings. Picture: Julie Brookes, Carrum.
108/129Fun at the Nagambie water park. Picture: Glenn Edwards, Macedon.
109/129Kayak races at Bonnie Doon Maintongoon Co-op. Picture: Emily Kilkenny, Eltham.
110/129Perfect Saturday beach day at Frankston Beach. Picture: Sherree Cooper, Carrum Downs.
111/129Henry cooling down at Beaumaris Beach. Picture: Andrea Weir, Cheltenham.
112/129Addison Garthe, 16 months, has her first visit to the beach in Geelong. Picture: Paul Mitchell, Romsey.
113/129On a very windy day in Torquay, two surfers caught some amazing waves, and slowly made their way up the beach to the stairs to reach their car. Picture: Leanne Kapetanovski, Donvale.
114/129Gemma Rushton cools off at the O’Brien Ice House in Docklands. Picture: Gemma Rushton, Southbank.
115/129Coby, 14, Ori, 13, Sivan, 11, and Tali Refael, 6, spotted a giant lace monitor up a tree in Mallacoota. Picture: Nicole Refael, Diamond Creek.
116/129Melissa Scott with nieces Pearl, 9, and Hazel, 5, at Collendina Caravan Park in Ocean Grove. Picture: Heather Keogh, Wyndham Vale.
117/129Living our best life at Williamstown Beach at 6.44am. Picture: Marie Parr, Newport.
118/129Laylah Dimsey, 18 months, in the backyard in Echuca just after Christmas with her bubble machine. She was so excited to chase the bubbles. Picture: Linda Dimsey, Echuca.
119/129Addison Garthe, 16 months, has her first visit to the beach in Geelong. Picture: Paul Mitchell, Romsey.
120/129Henney, 7, at Mountain Fresh Trout and Salmon Farm Harrietville with his first catch of the day while on holiday with Nana and Poppy. Picture: Amanda Hinkley, Corowa.
121/129Summer evening after a storm. Picture: Joanne Towill, Mornington.
122/129Percy, 2, on holidays at the beach at the end of December. The beach is Percy’s happy place. Picture: David Scott, Melton.
123/129Point Lonsdale beach days. Picture: Shelley Krolikowski, Greensborough.
124/129Jamilya at Williamstown beach. Picture: Brendan Beckett
125/129Jaime teaching a local roo how to swing. Picture: Matt ODea, Berwick.
126/129Point Lonsdale beach days. Picture: Shelley Krolikowski, Greensborough.
127/129Summer days in Portsea. Picture: Kerry Jolly, Hampton.
128/129Chase the cheeky Staffy loves splashing around in the Murray. Picture: Micaela Hanlon, Plenty.
129/129Young women enjoying a morning jog towards Elephant Rock on a hazy Portsea Back Beach. Picture: Geoff Chatfield, Frankston South.
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