Great Ocean Road Regional Trail Strategy

Project Background

The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (the Authority) has received funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) to develop the Great Ocean Road Regional Trail Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy aims to build on previous investments to establish the Great Ocean Road Region as one of Australia’s outstanding trail destinations. 

It provides a framework to guide state and local government agencies in the development of trails in the Great Ocean Road Region. It sets the strategic direction for planning, developing, maintaining, managing, marketing, and utilising an integrated network of trails over the next decade.

The Strategy applies to trails in the area from Torquay in the east to Port Fairy in the west, bound by the coast to the south and Colac and Camperdown to the north.

The development of the Strategy has been led by the Authority in collaboration and coordination with the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, State Government Departments and agencies including DEECA, Parks Victoria, Department of Transport and Planning and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industries and Regions, the local government areas of Colac Otway Shire, Corangamite Shire, Moyne Shire, Surf Coast Shire and Warrnambool City, and Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism.

Current status 

Late last year we engaged with the community and visitors on a draft Strategy to ensure the Strategy met community expectations for an outstanding trails network for the region and to guide implementation. We are now pleased to share a final Strategy and bring it to life as we move into implementation.