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An Australian natural heritage attraction will undergo a significant renovation project to protect the site and streamline the visitor experience
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
The redevelopment aims to protect the Twelve Apostles and enhance the visitor experience Credit: Visit Victoria
The Twelve Apostles, an Australian natural heritage attraction, is set to undergo a significant AU$108m (US$72m, €66m, £57m) renovation.
The Twelve Apostles are a collection of five to 15 million-year-old limestone stacks located in Victoria, Australia. The redevelopment will aim to protect the site and transform the visitor experience.
Plans include a new Twelve Apostles Visitor Centre, temporary event space, walking trails and landscaped gardens, as well as new park-and-ride facilities, a shuttle shelter, new access roads and improved parking at Secret Apostles Lookout.
The project will also include upgrades to visitor lookouts, new bike trails, a new amphitheatre and a new transit pod at nearby Loch Ard Gorge.
A new lookout is also planned, with construction on Saddle Lookout set to complete in 2024, while construction on the entire project is scheduled for completion in 2025.
Architecture practice Grimshaw and Aspect Studios have been appointed to design the visitor centre and coastal works and will work alongside the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC) and the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority on the development.
“With the ambition to protect and enhance one of Victoria’s significant cultural and environmental regions, we’re delighted to continue working in partnership with the EMAC, and in collaboration with our expert team, to design the new visitor experience centre and help realise the vision for the Twelve Apostles Precinct,” said Grimshaw managing partner Andrew Perez.
Matthew Mackay, studio director at Aspect Studios, added: “Our ongoing co-design approach with the EMAC has been critical in planning the precinct and will be key in realising a remarkable, enriched experience of the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge in the future.”
The complex will also include several private sector projects, including a resort designed by Neil Architecture and an eco-lodge designed by Princetown.
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