Apollo Bay

Overview

Located on the Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay is a seaside resort with lots of motels and holiday accommodation. Also referred to as "Paradise by the sea", its sweeping pastures to the sea and only minutes from the lush Great Otway National Park with walks and waterfalls. Its primary appeal is that it is accessible from Melbourne and is one of the key towns on a particularly beautiful stretch of coastline.

History

The Gadubanud or Katabanut known to the Europeans as the King Parrot People are the traditional owners of the Apollo Bay area and much of the Otways. The Cape now Cape Otway was discovered by Europeans when Lieutenant James Grant surveyed the Victorian coast sailing the Lady Nelson in 1800.

Several years after sealers and whalers worked in the region and the Henty Brothers wailing station was set up at Point Bunbury on the west end of the bay.

In 1900 building began on a spectacular railway line that ran between Beech Forest and Colac until 1962, serving Apollo Bay and the timber industry. Fishing became important to the town in the 1930s when the Great Ocean Road made possible daily deliveries of fresh fish to Melbourne.

Places of interest

Marriner’s Falls
Mait’s Rest
Cape Otway Lightstation
Marriner’s Lookout
Apollo Bay Harbour

Accommodation

Apollo Bay offers an excellent range of accommodation including apartments, cottages, bed & breakfast, barm stay, guest houses, holiday houses/units, motels and hotels, backpackers, holiday parks.

Great Ocean Road Visitor Information Centre
Address: 100 Great Ocean Rd, Apollo Bay VIC 3233
Phone: 03 5237 6529
Fax: 03 5237 6194
Website: www.visitapollobay.com

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