Tourism

  • Dining ‘parklets’ open at Apollo Bay

    Central Apollo Bay has transformed, with timber structures creating new outdoor dining spaces in the main street.

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  • Schoolies bookings down

    Lorne accommodation will have a quiet schoolies week with restrictions preventing events and large social gatherings this year.

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  • Ring of steel to lift, Melbourne tourists set to return from Nov 9

    Border controls surrounding metropolitan Melbourne will lift from November 9, paving the way for city tourists to return to the Otways

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  • 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.

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  • Interstate travel on the cards for regions

    Premier Daniel Andrews had indicated that Sydney and Adelaide could open to regional Victorians before Melbourne does.

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  • Time for tourism changes

    A Great Ocean Road tourism body says the region has the opportunity to build a more sustainable and vibrant future visitor economy, as it tries to alleviate COVID-19’s devastating impacts.

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  • Work kicking off on Timboon trail

    An upgrade to the Twelve Apostles Trail has started at Timboon, with help from the State Government’s Working for Victoria program.

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  • Holiday at home to keep COVID at bay: Schram

    Colac Otway mayor Jason Schram has urged residents to continue coronavirus measures and avoid travelling to Melbourne as case numbers there rise.

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