Tourism

  • Apollo Bay earns top marks

    Apollo Bay has claimed the crown of the best holiday destination in Victoria and is on the podium for Australia in travel website Wotif’s yearly awards.

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  • Colac district reaps rewards of stiumlus plan

    The Colac district was one of Victoria’s most popular destinations under a travel voucher scheme, State Government data has revealed.

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  • Apollo Bay reflects on a year without international tourists

    A quiet Chinese New Year today will serve as a stark reminder of the changing tourism dynamic at Apollo Bay, with international travel bans set to remain for the foreseeable future.

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  • Flush rate demonstrates Apollo Bay’s tourism influx

    Sewage flows could point to higher-than-usual crowds at Apollo Bay this peak season. 

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  • 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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