camping
Play it safe around campfires this summer
Authorities are urging campers to play it safe when it comes to using campfires, barbecues and recreational fires this summer.
Fire warning for campers
Campgrounds across the Otways will fill up this summer, and Forest Fire Management Victoria is urging campers to follow campfire safety rules.
Campfire warning ahead of state’s busy weekend
Forest Fire Management Victoria has urged people to be vigilant around campfires as Victoria opens up and people flock to parks and forests.
Dog ban part of camping trial
State authorities have tightened restrictions for the upcoming release of camping areas in privately leased Crown land river frontages.
No Crown land camping for region
The State Government is finalising new regulations to allow camping on Crown river frontages, but no Colac Otway rivers are currently under consideration.
State refutes backdown claim
The State Government has quashed claims that it has backflipped on giving campers access to Crown land river frontages, but remains tight-lipped on how it will regulate campers.
Falls campground to grow
Work is starting on a $225,000 upgrade of Beauchamp Falls Campground in the Otways to allow up to 100,000 people a year stay at the site.
Public safety worry for riverside camps
Colac Otway farmers and landowners are concerned about how allowing camping on Crown land river frontages could impact public safety and water quality. Consultation is currently open on proposed state regulations that would allow people to camp on Crown river frontages that are licenced to private landholders from September 2021. Anyone can currently access these […]