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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Years of La Nina events have fuelled vegetation growth across Victoria,but different conditions and new technology could make a difference this bushfire season.
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.
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.
In the beach communities where the teen surfing drama was made,Surviving Summer is riding a wave of popularity few saw coming.
Point Grey at Lorne has long been earmarked for development. So what is holding up progress at this site beside the pier?
There's the 12 Apostles,of course,but also wildlife,whisky,ice-cream,bric-a-brac,gorgeous stays,charming hosts,history,wine ... and pizza.