The Great Ocean Road and Scenic Environs, Victoria - Strategic Planning and Heritage Impact Assessments

ENHANCING THE HERITAGE EXPERIENCE

Client: Parks Victoria

The Project

Extent Heritage has assisted to manage the heritage values of the nationally-significant Great Ocean Road, including the iconic Twelve Apostles. Our inputs have formed part of a strategic planning process aimed at improving the visitor experience along Victoria’s famous ‘shipwreck coast’ through the introduction of new visitor facilities and infrastructure.

Value Unlocked

We have played a part in the planned ongoing upgrade of the Great Ocean Road heritage place into a world-leading tourist destination.

Services Provided

• Heritage advice

• Design review

• Strategic planning

• Statement of heritage impact

• Constraints and opportunities analysis

Did you know?

• At 242km long, it’s Australia’s largest War Memorial.

• The Great Ocean Road runs through an area that is 150 million years old and which includes rare polar dinosaur fossil sites, the best-known being Dinosaur Cove.

• Rock formations found along the limestone coast which the Great Ocean Road follows include the world famous Twelve Apostles.

• The Great Ocean Road also traverses the iconic Bells Beach - a globally recognised surf beach that holds an iconic place in Australian surfing history.