Great Ocean Road
Lavers roadwork criticised
A contentious Lavers Hill roundabout has started construction this week and has a mid-year completion target.
Post-grads team up for GOR safeguard plan
Four Melbourne-based universities will join forces with the new Great Ocean Road management authority to tackle ongoing strategic challenges for the region.
Passengers act quick to avert road tragedy
Quick-thinking passengers have likely prevented a two-vehicle smash on the Great Ocean Road from becoming a disaster after they helped stop an out-of-control bus whose driver suffered a medical episode while driving.
Coast authority gets to work
The new Great Ocean Road authority has taken over control of the region’s crown land, with the State Government heralding a “new era” of land management.
Traffic delays along coast
Motorists can expect minor delays on the Great Ocean Road for the coming week while crews resurface part of the road.
Erosion closes Great Ocean Road lane
Roadside erosion has forced the Department of Transport to close one lane of the Great Ocean Road near Separation Creek.
Road lanes close
Alternating lanes of the Great Ocean Road will close at Mount Defiance, south of Lorne, from today until Wednesday, while workers resurface 170 metres of road.
Investment needed for job security
The Great Ocean Road’s tourism body says the region needs further government infrastructure investment to soften a forecasted blow of thousands of job losses in the coming months.