Tourism

  • Tourism authority’s recovery plan

    A domestic travel campaign and accelerating key City Deal projects headline Great Ocean Road Tourism’s plan to rebound from the impacts of coronavirus.

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  • Bay suffers tourism blow from virtual festival

    Apollo Bay’s tourism industry has suffered another blow and will miss out on thousands of visitors this month, with a major running festival shifting online.

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  • Region to benefit from ferry switch

    The relocation of the Spirit of Tasmania’s port operations to Geelong from Melbourne could provide a major tourism boost for the region and send more travellers down the Great Ocean Road.

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  • Visitors ignore virus warnings

    Beachgoers and campers continuing to visit the Otways region have shocked residents and forced Surf Coast Shire Council to close all its beaches.

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  • School camp upgrade gets tick of approval

    Corangamite Shire Council has approved an upgrade for one of the shire’s biggest tourism attractions but wants more time to decide on its waste management contract.

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  • Hire companies will act on tourists, if law makes them

    Hire car companies will “happily” introduce changes if the State Government makes them compulsory, Colac’s MP says.

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  • Lack of infrastructure a headache for coast

    Kennett River’s permanent residents say they have tourists parking and gathering in the middle of their streets, throwing rocks at koalas, and even occasionally using their yards as toilets.

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  • Coast needs visitors to return

    Great Ocean Road tourism businesses estimate they’ve lost $20 million in revenue since a landslide closed the road eight weeks ago.

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