Great Ocean Road Story

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15 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, VIC, 3232
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Experience The Great Ocean Road Story: Building Australia’s Most Famous Road. This purpose built permanent exhibition in the newly constructed Great Ocean Road Heritage Centre is located in the Lorne Visitor Centre.

The Great Ocean Road is a memorial to the lost lives and sacrifices of the Australian diggers in world war one. More than 3000 returned soldiers built the road from 1919 onwards, conquering steep cliffs, rugged terrain and dangerous weather so that the isolated towns along Victoria’s stunning western coastline could be joined together.

Since its official opening in 1932, the Great Ocean Road has breathed life into the local communities along it and become a mecca for tourists. It is a engineering marvel.

Come and experience the Great Ocean Road Story.

Location

Facilities

  • Visitor Information Centre National Accreditation
  • Visitor Information Centre
  • Carpark
  • Coach Parking
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Point
  • Interpretive Centre
  • Picnic Area
  • Public Toilet
  • Shop / Gift Shop
  • Free Wifi
  • International

Accessibility

  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)

Accommodation Nearby

Aireys Overboard Seaside Cottage

Aireys Inlet

The Farm

Pennyroyal

Bells Beach Cottages

Bells Beach

Qii House

Lorne

Places To Eat & Drink

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Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Great Ocean Road region the Wadawurrung, Eastern Maar & Gunditjmara. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their unique cultural heritage and the connection to their traditional lands. We commit to building genuine and lasting partnerships that recognise, embrace and support the spirit of reconciliation, working towards self-determination, equity of outcomes and an equal voice for Australia’s first people.