Apollo Bay
Festival boosts coast tourism
Apollo Bay businesses and accommodation providers have experienced a “bumper weekend” thanks to the Great Ocean Road Running Festival, which had a record-breaking number of participants.
BRIGADE PLEA: Bay fire showed needs for volunteers
Apollo Bay’s fire brigade is calling on new volunteers to step up for the emergency service, after the town’s restaurant fire highlighted its resource challenges.
Back in business following blaze
Fire-affected Apollo Bay businesses have begun to reopen.
Heroes welcome for jet skiers
A group of Tasmanian jet skiers have made a pit stop at Apollo Bay after travelling across the Bass Strait to raise money for a mental health service.
Clean-up operation continues
Clean-up efforts at Apollo Bay following last week’s devastating restaurant fire are still a “work in progress” as affected businesses remain closed.
History repeats in Apollo Bay blaze
A restaurant fire that ripped through Apollo Bay main street businesses bears a startling resemblance to a blaze almost a century ago, a local historian has discovered.
Relief fund to help fire-hit businesses
Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce has launched a fire relief fund to assist people affected by the town’s restaurant fires.
Landslip repairs for major Otways road
Roads authorities will next week begin building the first of three retaining walls at Skenes Creek Road to protect the Otways route from future landslips.