Great Ocean Road attractions
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How many apostles?
The Twelve Apostles are somewhat misnamed: it's a marketing name for the former rather less sexy "Sow and Piglets", and there never were more than nine, with no more than seven visible at any one time from any one point anyway. Following the collapse of one in 2005, there are now only eight left, although if you add in two to the east you can still scrounge up 10.
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A waterfall in Otway National Park
Split Point, Aireys Inlet.
Angahook-Lorne State Park, . The park has many walking trails particularly in the Aireys Inlet and Lorne areas.
Teddy’s Lookout, Lorne.
Marriner’s Lookout in Apollo Bay.
Otway National Park, . At Mait's Rest there is a 30 minute loop walk through lovely rainforest.
Cape Otway Lighthouse, In operation since 1848, it's the oldest lightstation on mainland Australia, and saved the lives of sailors in this treacherous part of the Southern ocean and Bass Strait. You can climb to the top and get a view over spectacular ocean to see passing whales and ships.
Gardenside Manor Tearooms, Lavers Hill. Bird feeding gardens are right beside the tearooms. This is a great place to see beautiful king parrots and crimson rosellas coming in from the wild. There are some short paths through the gardens.
Melba Gully State Park. There are picnic facilities and toilets below the carpark and a 30 minute walk through the bush. The boardwalk provides a unique opportunity to walk among the tree ferns.
Port Campbell National Park near Port Campbell, including the 12 Apostles rock formation.
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