Articles tagged: Great Otway National Park
Enjoy free campgrounds
Parks Victoria’s Colac district campgrounds are free until mid-next year, allowing locals and tourists to take in the beauty of the Otways.
Campfire investigations
Authorities are investigating four illegal campfires lit in the Otways on Total Fire Ban days over the long weekend.
Native title rights in Otways
A proposed agreement to recognise native title on public land in the Otways will have no impact on public access, the State Government says.
Booking opportunities open for Otways campsites
Bookings for three Otways campsites will open next week for the 2023-24 season.
Otways tracks to close for winter
More than 40 tracks in the Great Otway National Park will close on Thursday for the rest of winter and part of spring.
Reducing dieback spread
Otways environment workers have learnt about the importance of vehicle hygiene to minimise the spread of the Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback pathogen.
Landslip closes Otways waterfall road
The Triplet Falls and Little Aire Falls are closed to the public for the next week as crews do immediate landslip repairs to the access road.
Otways’ campaign cameo
The Great Otway National Park features in a new tourism campaign urging Australians to explore the country on domestic holidays, starring two of Australia’s favourite personalities discovering its forest.
Waterfalls will close for work
Parks Victoria will close access to Otways attractions Triplet Falls and Little Aire Falls this month for roadworks ahead of Easter.
Patrols target illegal campfires
The Conservation Regulator is stepping up patrols across the Otway Ranges targeting illegal and unsafe campfires.
Apostles closed to the public
The Twelve Apostles are closed to the public, while the Great Otway National Park is open to nearby residents only as part of COVID-19 stage three restrictions.
Jetties and parks closed
National parks, boat ramps and jetties have closed to the public as part of increased COVID-19 restrictions.
Researchers step up search for panthers
Queenslander Vaughan King has based himself in the Colac district as he joins fellow researchers to “prove beyond a shadow of a doubt” that big cats exist in Australia.
