Apollo Bay Area Information
Get to know your area better as you plan for a bushfire emergency.
Overview Map
The Apollo Bay area is located in south-west Victoria with 2,000 residents. Population of the area can swell to around 20,000 over the summer holiday period with most of the tourist population presenting a lack of of local fire awareness and preparedness.
Apollo Bay is flanked by the steep and heavily timbered Great Otway National Park. The Otway Ranges pose a significant bushfire risk as the narrow coastal Great Ocean Road is the only exit route which isn’t through heavy bushland.
Apollo Bay Fire Ready video
What can you expect from a fire in Apollo Bay, and what can you do to prepare? View the video below to learn more.
Indigenous Map
The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 requires all Victorians to protect and conserve Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Information about the cultural significance of a location can be obtained by the relevant permitting authority, such as local government, Parks Victoria or the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Advice should also be sought from the relevant Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP), an organisation legally responsible for managing and protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage for a given area in Victoria.
The Indigenous Map shows the various RAPs in Victoria. You can contact the RAP directly or the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council for further information.