CORANGAMITE SHIRE CORANGAMITE SHIRE

TWELVE APOSTLES TRAIL Section 1: -

Southern Cross Station

1 Power Creek Reserve walk and mtb circuit Camperdown Station 2 Schulz Organic Dairy - cafe and farmgate 3 Paaratte Rec Reserve - toilets Cobden 4 Rural vistas and potential farmgate experiences Timboon Port Campbell 5 views and ASK: $4.5 MILLION 6 Port Campbell pedestrian bridge and township TOTAL COST: $6.1 MILLION BENEFIT COST RATIO: 2.5 Timboon Foodies’ destination and future MTB mecca The Twelve Apostles Trail is a proposed 38 orld T y W im rr b kilometre shared cycling and walking path e o o B that will travel from Timboon to Port Campbell 1 n (Section One) and Port Campbell to Princetown Organic z D l a u i via the Twelve Apostles (Section Two). Section h r y c

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The Twelve Apostles is one of the nation’s most 4 popular visitor destinations, attracting more than 2.6 million visitors annually. Despite this 5 high volume, low economic yield per visitor and 6 limited geographic dispersal are issues that Port Campbell challenge the local tourism industry.

Existing Trail 36 kms The Trail will offer a quality nature-based experience, as well as improving Section One Twelve Apostles Trail the health, wellbeing and safety of visitors and residents. It will also distribute Section Two Twelve Apostles Trail economic benefit north of the coastline. *This assumes Parks will deliver on the Campbell’s Creek Estuary Boardwalk

Corangamite Shire : 181 Manifold Street, Camperdown, 3260 : 03 5593 7100 : www.corangamite.vic.gov.au CORANGAMITE SHIRE

PORT CAMPBELL TOWN CENTRE

ASK: $6.6 MILLION FOR TOWN CENTRE AND FORESHORE RENEWAL PROJECT TOTAL COST: $10 MILLION

Port Campbell is a picturesque seaside village located 10 to proceed to the vision identified in the Master Plan. kilometres past the Twelve Apostles. The aim will be to deliver a streetscape that encapsulates Major improvements to the Port Campbell streetscape the essence of Port Campbell, improves amenity and and foreshore were identified as a priority in the encourages private investment, while being responsive Shipwreck Coast Master Plan. to initiatives outlined in the Shipwreck Coast Master Plan around increased visitation and changes to Major works on the town’s streetscape and foreshore have transportation movements through better connections been planned by Council with detailed planning underway. with the Twelve Apostles and the National Park. The Shipwreck Coast Master Plan highlights the potential A proportion of the planned works is located on the for Port Campbell’s role as the ‘heart’ of the Shipwreck foreshore which is Crown land currently managed by Coast, to be reinforced through a number of design Parks Victoria. Council is undertaking the design works for opportunities and improved town connections with the the project, but requires a significant investment to allow Twelve Apostles. the project to be delivered and reach its full potential. The proposed works for the town’s streetscape will require significant funding from Government to allow the project

Corangamite Shire : 181 Manifold Street, Camperdown, 3260 : 03 5593 7100 : www.corangamite.vic.gov.au Skipton

CORANGAMITE SHIRE

Darlington GREAT OCEAN ROAD Lismore NORTH SOUTH LOOP

ASK: $29 MILLION Key intersections needing safety works Camperdown The key north-south route back to Melbourne from the Twelve Apostles threatens the international reputation of Cobden COLAC touring the Great Ocean Road and the safety of all road travellers due to the poor Back to Melbourne via Princes Highway > Timboon- condition of the arterial road network. and highlighted feeder roads Colac Road The Twelve Apostles region absorbs 2.6 million visits annually. A great proportion Simpson Timboon URGENT FUNDING REQUIRED (68%) of these visits are domestic daytrips, Cobden-Port • Princetown Road $5 million arriving via the Great Ocean Road by private Campbell Road • Cobden-Port Campbell Road $10 million • Timboon-Colac Road $10 million vehicle or tour bus, spending time at the PortPort CampbellCampbell Princetown Road • Key intersections $4 million Apostles, and then departing back to Peterborough Melbourne (Princes Highway) via Princetown Cobden-Port Campbell Road and Great Ocean Road Timboon-Colac Road the same day. The Shipwreck Coast Master Plan identifies these < Arriving from Melbourne via Great Ocean Road roads as key hinterland routes.

MORE VISITORS ROAD SAFETY WHAT IS NEEDED?

More than 740 vehicles per day are using our Our major concern is the condition of these A funding solution that considers the Great local arterial roads to return to Melbourne roads and the safety risks for those travelling Ocean Road loop including the hinterland via the Princes Highway. The number of them. VicRoads 2013-2014 data shows roads as the visitor journey, is required. vehicles using Cobden-Port Campbell Road, that more than 21 per cent of the Cobden- We need $29 million to assess and deliver: Princetown Road and Timboon-Colac Road is Port Campbell Road, Princetown Road and dramatically increasing. Timboon-Colac Road is in a distressed state. • High standard pavement & strengthening A 45 per cent increase in visitation to the Tourist driver behaviour is a particular • Improved signage Shipwreck Coast is expected within the next concern, with many international drivers not • Opportunities for slow vehicle turnout 20 years. remembering to drive on the left-hand side where required Additionally, there is a growing cluster of of the road when driving along the Great • Key intersection safety improvements local produce experiences (Food Artisans Ocean Road and other main roads. • Localised geotechnical and drainage Trail) in the Timboon / Simpson area, Vehicles are crossing centre lines to avoid improvements drawing visitors from the Twelve Apostles edge breaks and push outs, rutting and Without these upgrades, millions of visitor into the hinterland via these two arterial potholes, slowing down in the middle of the experiences will be tarnished by the poor roads. Visitors to Timboon Distillery, road to manage passing over a pot hole, or condition of this key tourist route. Timboon Ice Creamery, and Schulz Organic swerving to avoid pavement cracking and Dairy use the Cobden-Port Campbell Road rutting. and Timboon-Colac Road to access these attractions.

Corangamite Shire : 181 Manifold Street, Camperdown, 3260 : 03 5593 7100 : www.corangamite.vic.gov.au CORANGAMITE SHIRE

HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FREIGHT VEHICLES

AG SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE

ASK: 1 $5.4m for Williams Road, Simpson 2 $2.9m for Cross Forest Road Glenelg Highway Skipton 3 $2.8m for Timboon Terang Road

The Dairy Supply Chain across the South West contributes a quarter of the nation’s milk production and a third of milk exports. Cobden, in Corangamite Shire, is the epicentre for in and outflows. Darlington Hamilton Highway High Productivity Freight Vehicles are large Derrinallum combination vehicles that lower costs, reduce the Lismore number of trucks on local roads and improve safety. Funding is required to upgrade local freight corridors through the Shire to accomodate these vehicles. These roads need to be able to handle heavier weight loads and continue to be safe for all road users. Noorat Princes Highway Works include the widening and strengthening of key east-west and north-south freight routes. Camperdown Terang 2 The growth rate is 1.5% annually and expected to 3 reach 20% increase by 2045. This will translate into Cobden an extra 47% of gross tonnage carted across our roads network.

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Port Campbell Peterborough Great Ocean Road

Princetown

Corangamite Shire : 181 Manifold Street, Camperdown, 3260 : 03 5593 7100 : www.corangamite.vic.gov.au Corangamite Shire Council Civic Centre, 181 Manifold Street, Camperdown VIC 3260 Telephone 03 5593 7100 Facsimile 03 5593 2695 Email [email protected] www.corangamite.vic.gov.au