General News
10 July, 2024
Platform open for spectacular views
VICTORIA’S world-famous Twelve Apostles are ready to welcome millions of visitors to a new experience following completion of a spectacular viewing platform overlooking the iconic rock formations.
With wide paths and accessible viewing areas, the lookout opens up new views of the stunning coastline on Keerray Woorroong Country.
The design was led by the Eastern Maar community and resembles two ‘clapsticks’.
Colours were used which reflect Ngayook (Sulphur Crested Cockatoo) and Ponponpoorramook (Red Tailed Black Cockatoo), important totemic species to Eastern Maar peoples.
The lookout has replaced viewing areas which were no longer suitable for growing visitor numbers, providing a safer and more immersive experience at one of the state’s most visited locations.
Parks Victoria acting regional director Dale Antonysen welcomed the opening of the site.
“It’s an exciting time at the Port Campbell National Park, with Parks Victoria and Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation delivering projects that recognise the area’s cultural heritage, help protect the coastal environment, and improve the visitor experience,” he said.
Delivered in partnership by Parks Victoria and the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, the lookout is part of a $24.5 million investment by the Victorian Government in the Shipwreck Coast Master Plan.
At the nearby Loch Ard Gorge visitor area, works are underway on another Master Plan project - a new viewing area at ‘The Blowhole’.
This new experience will bring visitors up close to the Blowhole - an opening in the land that fills with roaring water from the Southern Ocean when tides and waves are strong.
To find out more about the projects, visit www.parks.vic.gov.au/projects.