A dispute over tours at a popular lighthouse is the latest flashpoint between coastal communities and a recently established government authority tasked with managing some of the Great Ocean Road’s best-loved sites.
For 133 years, the Split Point Lighthouse has acted as a beacon for ships sailing perilously close to the rocky Victorian coastline at Aireys Inlet.– continues lighting the way for ships navigating their way along the coast.Joe Armao
But when they sought to renew their licence this year, the managers of Eco-Logic were shocked by one clause in the expression of interest documents. In a statement, the authority insisted the tours clause was a “standard measure” to ensure it could step in and continue the service if a tour operator ceased operations.
She said the expression of interest process to run lighthouse tours required handing over extensive commercial information and intellectual property, which her business had developed over years, and she feared this would be relinquished if the authority rejected her bid for a contract extension.In 2021, the Anglesea Motor Yacht Club completed an extensive upgrade after raising more than $1.1 million to complete the work, immediate past commodore Wes Smith said.
Sizer insisted her organisation had been doing important work and that fragmented management had been reduced at coastal reserves, ports and public land previously overseen by different agencies.
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