Bellbrae – April 2025

We’ve been appointed to take on land management responsibility for four parcels in Bellbrae along the Great Ocean Road. 

Why are land management transfers taking place?

The coast and parks along the Great Ocean Road are so special, and so important to Victorians, that the Victorian Government established the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (the Authority) as a dedicated coast and parks manager.

We will have responsibility to protect and manage visitation of the coast and parks along the full length of the Great Ocean Road. We will provide a holistic approach to address the impacts of increasing visitation, environmental processes, severe weather events and climate change.

As the dedicated coast and parks manager our purpose is to protect, conserve, enhance and manage public land. We are also the designated lead agency for visitation management policy, planning and infrastructure by responsible entities along the Great Ocean Road.

The Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020 provides for the management responsibility of approximately 700 parcels of land and sea be transferred to us by 1 November 2025.

All revenue raised on the land we manage is reinvested back into the Great Ocean Road coast and parks, to ensure the special part of the state can be enjoyed now and for generations to come.