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 the Great Ocean Road isn't just Australia's most famous coastal journey, but it's also Australia's largest war memorial. Luke James, Senior Heri...

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.