Gone are the days when we had to read outdated maps and sift through hundreds of brochures to find out valuable information on our favourite tourist destinations. A new App called the Great Ocean Road GPS Tour has been designed for those who both love the Great Ocean Road and technology. As you travel along the [...]
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Infamous coastal controversies of the past five years
Posted in GORCC, Uncategorized, tagged Anglesea, camping, caravan parks, CEO, Chief Executive Officer, coast, controversy, Crown land, Fishermans Beach, funding, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, Jan Juc, Lorne, parking meters, revenue, swimming pool, Torquay, Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It will probably come as no surprise when I say that our work is not all plain sailing. GORCC has weathered plenty of controversial issues over the past five years. While these have been challenging at the time, they have all inevitably led us towards learning some very valuable and salient lessons. Our most infamous controversies include: ‘Parking Gate’, ‘Pool Gate’, ‘Bunker Gate’, ‘Memorial Gate’, ‘Camper Gate’, ‘Cut/gap Gate’, ‘Stairs Gate’, ‘Toilet Gate’, ‘Slaugherhouse’, and ‘The Pong Su’.
Change one of life’s constants
Posted in GORCC, tagged caravan parks, CEO, change, Chief Executive Officer, coast, collaboration, committee of management, communication and engagement, Environment and Land Management Plan, Fishermans Beach, funding, Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, leadership, protecting the coast, Surf Coast Walk, Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park, volunteers on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The wise person who once said, “the only thing that stays the same is change”, hit the nail squarely on the head. Life is all about change, and change has certainly been in the wind at GORCC since we announced the resignation of our Chair Peter Anderson along with my decision to finish up in June 2010 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
After serving voluntarily on the committee since its formation in 2004 – the past three years as voluntary Chair – Peter’s leadership and invaluable contribution to the coast, its ongoing management and care will be sorely missed. Fortunately John Carlile has agreed to step into the role of Acting Chair until the new committee comes on board later this year. All of GORCC’s important work continues as usual.
My own decision to resign as CEO was made after much soul-searching. I will look back on my time with GORCC with considerable pride and happiness. Whilst there have been plenty of challenges, I consider the achievements to be significant.
GORCC is well positioned to achieve the key goals of significantly upgraded caravan parks that provide sustainable funding to enable ongoing protection of the coast and upgrades to its facilities and infrastructure.
While it will be business as usual during my last two months as GORCC’s CEO, change is in the wind. I am excited about the changes ahead in my own life and confident the committee and new CEO will continue to lead GORCC effectively for the benefit of the coast and community.
Crown Land Caravan Parks – Funding coastal management in Victoria for more than 100 years
Posted in Managing the coast, tagged camping, caravan parks, coast, committee of management, Crown land, funding, Great Ocean Road, holidays, protecting the coast, recreation, revenue, tourism, Victorian Coastal Strategy, volunteers on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For more than 100 years, caravan parks and camping grounds on coastal Crown land have provided affordable recreational opportunities for millions of people to visit and enjoy the coast each year. They have also provided the majority of funding for voluntary, not-for-profit committees of management who work to look after look after Crown land foreshore reserves and the coast itself.
Beauty and the Beast: Managing the Coast Along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road
Posted in Managing the coast, tagged caravan parks, Climate change, collaboration, Crown land, erosion, GORCC, Great Ocean Road, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, litter, recreation, sustainable coast, tourism, volunteers, weeds on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The coast is what inspires and motivates the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee. There is nothing like a quiet day in the office managing the beauty and the beast of the coastline along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. It requires a mix of skill, courage, patience and a thick skin. There are plenty of challenging issues like summer visitor numbers, growing populations, dogs on beaches, infrastructure upgrades and commercial activities in a time and place of climate (and community) change. Collaboration across boundaries with community groups, government agencies, other land managers and the general public is critical to success, but often easy to say and hard to achieve. We all have to do more to achieve a sustainable coast and community.
