The Twelve Apostles

Given the growing controversy over the developments along this coast it's about time I started writing. The Twelve Apostles is the first of the main tourist attractions along the Shipwreck Coast as you drive from Melbourne, with most people driving straight past Gibson's Steps.

At this point the road is very close to the cliff tops with only a thin strip of national park in between. The thin, poor soils do not support much vegetation and the lack of towns make this a relatively remote section of Victoria. It's not hard imaging what it would be like being washed up on shore after a shipwreck, a thin beach (if you were lucky) between the waves and the cliffs and any possibility help a long way off.

The isolation of this stretch of coast is as much a part of its character as are the impressive cliffs, gorges and off shore formations.

But a world class attraction requires facilities that international tourists 'expect'. Victoria is now "On the Move"