Twelve Apostles now require a booked timeslot, with a new $126 million visitor centre and a fee to come
What changed at Victoria's most famous lookout, including a 2 km walk and an Eastern Maar-designed precinct.
Since October 16, visitors to the Twelve Apostles on Victoria's Great Ocean Road must book a timeslot through the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Slots are free for now, but the state government plans to introduce a fee; walk-ups can book at the entrance but may wait if the precinct is full. Local MP Richard Riordan has criticised the planned fee.
The $126 million Keerray Woorroong Visitor Centre, funded $88 million federally and $38 million by Victoria, was co-designed with the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation and has a 230-seat cafe, rooftop lookout and parking for more than 950 vehicles, according to the government. A path to the viewing platforms makes a walk of about 2 km return. Only seven stacks remain standing.
Instead of turning up unbooked on a busy summer day, consider booking an early or late timeslot online before you set off.
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