Great Ocean Road
Twelve Apostles fee proposal gets mixed response from locals
The state government hasn’t determined how much it will cost, but says without a visitor fee, one of Victoria’s most iconic natural wonders is at risk of being lost.
- Benjamin Preiss
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Visitors to be charged to see the Twelve Apostles
An entry fee and booking system is expected to be introduced at the new $126 million visitor centre, which is due to open this year.
- Benjamin Preiss and Cassidy Knowlton
Cars hauled back to land after being swept out to sea by flash floods
The Great Ocean Road was closed as a delicate recovery mission unfolded, one week after flash floods wreaked havoc on campgrounds at the popular holiday destination.
- Benjamin Preiss, Isabel McMillan and Alexander Darling
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‘It was a few seconds’: Warning system under scrutiny after flash floods
Holidaymakers and local leaders have questioned why authorities did not do more to raise the alarm before a “wall of water” swept through the Surf Coast.
- Cara Waters, Rachael Ward, Bianca Hall, Isabel McMillan and Alexander Darling
No car, no crowds: The new way to do one of our greatest road trips
From volcanic craters to towering redwoods and secret rail trails, the best way to experience the Great Ocean Road is by venturing off the bitumen.
- Tracey Croke
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The evil secrets of the Great Haunted Ocean Road
Decades ago, Elmer Crawford tried and failed to dispose of the bodies of his murdered family into the depths of a blowhole. Then he went missing – and has never been found.
- Tony Wright
Great Ocean Road’s new $8 million lookout is here – and it’s striking
The viewing platform gives visitors an accessible, environmentally sensitive vantage point designed to amplify the famous roar of the ocean.
- Julietta Jameson
Twelve Apostles are down to seven, and the sea could reclaim another any minute
Looming collapses of the limestone stacks and access closures at other sites have called into question the prospect of charging tourists to visit the Great Ocean Road icon.
- Benjamin Preiss and Liam Mannix
‘It’s essential’: Call to charge tourists for visits to Twelve Apostles
The Great Ocean Road tourism body and the local council say a user-pays plan would allow better management of visitors and environmental protection.
- Benjamin Preiss
It should be one of regional Victoria’s best attractions. No one seems able to fix it
This should be one of the most attractive development opportunities on the Victorian coastline. Why is it so hard to develop the site?
- Benjamin Preiss