Children rescued from Port Phillip Bay;winds fan Great Ocean Road fires as smoke wafts into Melbourne

Children rescued from Port Phillip Bay;winds fan Great Ocean Road fires as smoke wafts into Melbourne

Strong winds have caused havoc in Victoria,with children rescued in Port Phillip Bay and firefighters battling to contain a bushfire near the Great Ocean Road.

  • byCassandra Morgan andRoy Ward

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The little clause sending Great Ocean Road tourism operators round the twist

The little clause sending Great Ocean Road tourism operators round the twist

A dispute over tours at a popular lighthouse is the latest flashpoint between coastal communities and a recently established government authority tasked with managing some of the Great Ocean Road’s best-loved sites.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Two people found dead on walking track near Great Ocean Road

Two people found dead on walking track near Great Ocean Road

A passerby found the bodies of a man and a woman on a walking track near Wreck Beach. Police later said they were not treating either death as suspicious.

  • byAlex Crowe andLachlan Abbott
Cows and tourists lock horns over Apollo Bay shipping plan

Cows and tourists lock horns over Apollo Bay shipping plan

A sea freight company’s proposal to move 20,000 cattle through the port of the Great Ocean Road tourist town to King Island each year has sparked fierce resistance.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

Generations of children bounced on the trampolines until they were abruptly closed in 2020,and a $500,000 insurance bill means they are unlikely to reopen this summer.

  • byCara Waters andMillie Muroi
How this year’s bushfire season is different from Black Summer

How this year’s bushfire season is different from Black Summer

Years of La Nina events have fuelled vegetation growth across Victoria,but different conditions and new technology could make a difference this bushfire season.

  • byLaura Chung
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Super sangas to hidden dining rooms:Six of the Great Ocean Road’s best eats

Super sangas to hidden dining rooms:Six of the Great Ocean Road’s best eats

From a retro deli slinging super sandwiches to a restaurant hiding in a bowls club,you won’t go hungry when you make this famed journey.

  • byJustin Meneguzzi
Latest addition to motel revival offers rare spa experience
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Latest addition to motel revival offers rare spa experience

Effervescent and easy-going,the restored Sunnymead Hotel can either be a happy pit-stop on your Great Ocean Road trip or a relaxing place to linger a little longer.

  • byJustin Meneguzzi
Netflix made a show for teens. Surfing dads can’t get enough of it

Netflix made a show for teens. Surfing dads can’t get enough of it

In the beach communities where the teen surfing drama was made,Surviving Summer is riding a wave of popularity few saw coming.

  • byKarl Quinn
Lorne seaside development languishes despite growing budget

Lorne seaside development languishes despite growing budget

Point Grey at Lorne has long been earmarked for development. So what is holding up progress at this site beside the pier?

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Guide to driving Victoria's coast:The things you must see and do along the iconic Great Ocean Road

Guide to driving Victoria's coast:The things you must see and do along the iconic Great Ocean Road

There's the 12 Apostles,of course,but also wildlife,whisky,ice-cream,bric-a-brac,gorgeous stays,charming hosts,history,wine ... and pizza.

  • byJulietta Jameson