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Council not sold on 12 Apostles car park fee

November 20, 2008 08:38:00

The Corangamite council is not convinced admission fees are needed at the 12 Apostles car park.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Call for admission fee to the Twelve Apostles

November 19, 2008 10:50:00

Tourism operators are pushing for an admission fee for the Twelve Apostles, saying the money would go towards providing top class facilities.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, rural-tourism, port-campbell-3269

Mother shocked by kayaker's disappearance

October 15, 2008 18:09:00

The mother of a kayaker missing along Victoria's south-west coast says she is shocked by her son's disappearance.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, missing-person, vic, peterborough-3270, port-campbell-3269

Virus sparks renewed calls for recreational diving ban

September 17, 2008 09:42:00

The Victorian Abalone Divers Association has renewed calls for a ban on recreational diving around Port Campbell, after a similar ban in Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: diseases-and-disorders, marine-biology, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Vic divers urged to follow Tas lead

September 17, 2008 08:28:00

The Victorian Abalone Divers Association says recreational diving should be banned in areas where the abalone virus has been found.[MORE]

Tags: fishing-aquaculture, animals, fish, tas, vic, melbourne-3000, port-campbell-3269

Gas deposit found in south-west Vic

September 15, 2008 10:39:00

More gas has been found in south-west Victoria, but a hoped-for oil supply has not materialised.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Coastal councils get seaside development decision support

August 6, 2008 13:17:00

The Victorian Local Governance Association says coastal councils should have the final say about whether seaside areas are developed.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, climate-change, local-government, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269, port-fairy-3284, sale-3850, toora-3962, warrnambool-3280

Newfield wind farm hearings begin

July 16, 2008 13:11:00

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal starts hearings today into a proposed wind farm near the Great Ocean Road at Newfield.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, wind-energy, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269, warrnambool-3280

Parks Victoria maintains 12 Apostles kiosk push

June 12, 2008 14:00:00

Parks Victoria is pushing ahead with plans to build a kiosk at the 12 Apostles.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, travel-and-tourism, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Tourists find man's body

April 4, 2008 12:00:00

A man's body has washed ashore near the Twelve Apostles, in Victoria's south-west.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, missing-person, port-campbell-3269

VCAT hears Newfield wind farm appeal

March 28, 2008 12:00:00

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) will today start hearing about Acciona Energy's proposal to build a wind farm at Newfield.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, wind-energy, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Police flooded with tips after posting murder suspect reward

February 25, 2008 11:10:00

Victorian police say they have received a large amount of information about the possible whereabouts of Elmer Kyle Crawford, since offering a reward for information relating to his whereabouts.[MORE]

Tags: police, murder-and-manslaughter, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, port-campbell-3269, broome-6725, tom-price-6751

Woodside resumes Otway gas plant operations

February 18, 2008 14:01:00

South-west Victorian residents can expect to see more trucks on the road now that Woodside Energy has resumed operations at its Otway gas plant.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, road-transport, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Opinion divided over 12 Apostles kiosk plan

January 30, 2008 15:03:00

An application will be lodged by the end of the week for a kiosk to be built at the 12 Apostles visitor site on the Great Ocean Road in south-west Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Meeting to canvass 12 Apostles kiosk plan

January 29, 2008 11:48:00

A large number of Port Campbell residents are expected to attend a meeting in the town this afternoon to discuss plans for a kiosk at the 12 Apostles visitor centre.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, small-business, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, port-campbell-3269

Port Campbell fears 12 Apostles kiosk plan to cost jobs

January 24, 2008 09:00:00

Port Campbell businesses are suggesting jobs will be lost if a kiosk is allowed to be built at the 12 Apostles visitor centre in south-west Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, work, national-parks, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Parks service moots 12 Apostles kiosk

January 23, 2008 15:30:00

Parks Victoria wants to build a kiosk in the 12 Apostles visitor centre on the Great Ocean Road in south-west Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, national-parks, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Council rejects Newfield wind farm plan

January 23, 2008 15:25:00

Corangamite Shire has refused to allow Acciona to build a 15-turbine wind farm at Newfield near Port Campbell in south-west Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, wind-energy, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Time running out for wind farm opponents

January 15, 2008 14:40:00

Opponents to a wind farm planned for Newfield, just north of Port Campbell in south-west Victoria, are hoping a last minute meeting this week will stop the project gaining approval.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, activism-and-lobbying, wind-energy, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, port-campbell-3269

Inquest begins into Port Campbell death

November 9, 2007 15:05:00

A coronial inquest has begun into the death of a Cobden man.[MORE]

Tags: death, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, ballarat-3350, cobden-3266, port-campbell-3269, warrnambool-3280

Whale deaths remain a mystery

October 9, 2007 12:18:00

It is not yet known why a higher than average number of sperm whales are washing up dead on the south-west coast of Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: endangered-and-protected-species, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269

Abalone industry welcomes money to fight virus

October 8, 2007 16:31:00

Victoria's abalone industry wants to see the detail of the Federal Government's funding and emergency task force announced yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: fishing-aquaculture, sa, tas, melbourne-3000, port-campbell-3269, portland-3305

Council awaits more details on proposed Port Campbell motel

September 20, 2007 13:25:00

The developers of a planned motel complex in Port Campbell, in south-west Victoria, are yet to lodge all the details needed to meet conditions of its planning approval.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, port-campbell-3269

Stoush erupts over south-west dam

September 18, 2007 14:06:00

Southern Rural Water wants a south-west Victorian farmer to empty his new farm dam.[MORE]

Tags: dams-and-reservoirs, rural, ballarat-3350, port-campbell-3269, warrnambool-3280

Woodside accused of lax safety standards

Feature

July 14, 2007 11:34:00

The Uniting Church has launched a stinging attack on Woodside Energy.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, building-and-construction, oil-and-gas, work, australia, vic, port-campbell-3269