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Chris’s Beacon Point Restaurant
280 Skenes Creek Rd, Apollo Bay, 3233
Reservations: 03 5237 6411

Apollo Bay Hotel
95-101 Great Ocean Rd Apollo Bay, VIC 3233
Reservations: 03 5237 6250

Great Ocean Hotel
29 Great Ocean Road Apollo Bay 3233
Reservations: 03 5237 6240

Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, located 7 kilometers east of Port Campbell, is Victoria’s second largest Marine National Park and covers 7500 hectares along approximately 17 kilometers of coastline.  The Marine National Park itself is relatively inaccessible from the shore because of the powerful sea conditions and high cliffs, the park includes the Twelve Apostles.  The Twelve Apostles is the third most visited natural site in Australia.

We recommend a flight over the Twelve Apostles as one of the most spectacular ways to veiw the Shipwreck coast.

Location:
Southwest coast of Victoria, Australia, between Cape Otway and Port Fairy, approximately 180 Kilometers (113 miles) coastal length.

Population Centers:

• Warrnambool is the largest city
• Port Fairy
• Koroit
• Allansford
• Timboon
• Peterborough
• Port Campbell
• Princetown

12 Apostles

Getting there:
Closest international and national arrival point is Melbourne, Victoria’s capital. Travel along the coast on the Great Ocean Road, or inland via the Princes Highway or railway to Warrnambool. Charters and rentals of buses and cars are readily available in capital cities and larger centres.

Weather:
Variable, but mainly moderate in all seasons, with very hot or cold weather usually lasting only a few days. Winters can be wet and very windy at times, but this provides enthralling spectacles along the coastal cliffs.

The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations and due to this employment and work in the area is always available.

Working holiday visas are a great way to experience Australia and earn money at the same time.  Main criteria needed to obtain an Australian working visa are that you must be aged between 18 and 30 years, and have no dependent children. Being issued for a year in your home country, working visas are a good alternative to a quick holiday on the Great Ocean Road.

Local jobs opportunities are largely generated by the tourism and hospitality sectors. Typical jobs in on Great Ocean Road that are in high demand include:

• chefs
• waitresses
• cleaners
• deck hands / commercial fishing
• diving instructors
• hostesses
• shop assistants
• bar work

Other sources of local employment can be construction and labouring work.

A service associated with employment and work along the Great Ocean Road is the employment bureaus. Being committed to providing high quality service to any potential employers and employees, employment companies. With friendly, professional staff, employment bureaus offer expert knowledge and resources to help accomplish employment targets.

Lorne Victoria

Lorne is one of the world’s most spectacular natural amphitheatres. Located between Anglesea and Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road, Lorne has a fantastic wide beach and a street full of cafes and boutique shops that we all could spend a lot of time at.

Lorne has entertainment all year round but at new years the town swells to over 10,000 people for the Falls Festival (Music Festival) and Pier to Pub (”the largest organised ocean swim in the world”).

The Otway Fly is 45 minutes drive from Apollo Bay if you are staying there
and you can spend a full day if you add Beauchamp Falls, Triplet Falls or Hopetoun Falls to your sight seeing. Drive back to Apollo Bay via Aire River on the coast and enjoy
the magnicent Great Ocean Road.

The Otway Fly Treetop Walk

The Otway Fly
1 Phillips Trk
Beech Forest VIC 3239
Phone: 03 5235 9200
Freecall: 1800 300 477
Web: http://www.otwayfly.com

Apollo Bay Beach

Originally a fishing and dairying village, the accommodation market in Apollo Bay has flourished over the past ten years. Offering beautiful beaches at the foot of hills with lush pastures, it is no wonder people extend there stay.

Don’t forget to see:

• Otway Fly (Treetop Walk)
• Triplet Falls
• Maits Rest
• Beech Forest
• Beauchamp Falls
• Hopetoun Falls
• Lake Elizabeth

Apollo Bay is a fantastic place for a stop over on your way to the 12 Apostles, but make sure you stay for two nights on your way back as there is so much to see.

Falls Festival Lorne

The Falls Festival (previously Rock Above The Falls) is held in Lorne on the 30th and 31st of December every year. The Falls Festival not only attracts some of Australia’s best bands but also a huge crowd for the New Years Eve celebration.
If your planning on bringing in your New Years in Lorne then book very early as most accommodation is book out in advance. The majority of people going for the Falls Festival pitch a tent.

More Information at the Falls Festival Website

Bells Beach, Torquay

Torquay is home to some of the world’s most famous beaches, Bell’s Beach (home to the Ripcurl Pro Easter Classic) and Jan Jac. The beaches found around Torquay are the reason this area is known as the Surf Coast and only 95 kilometres from Melbourne it is worth a trip for any visitor.

While you are there don’t miss some fantastic coastal walks you can take like Ironbark Track and The Jarosite Track.