Parks Victoria Annual Report 2000-01

Left: A spectacular view of the Twelve Apostles and the new visitor facility.Right: A popular landmark – Mackenzie Falls in Grampians National Park.Among the projects completed:• The new $5.5 million Twelve Apostles Visitor Facility wasofficially opened in April 2001. Embracing sustainabledesign principles, the new visitor facilities are world-class,providing toilets, parking, pedestrian underpass,information and interpretation services.• Reconstruction of the South Channel Fort Jetty, providingvisitors with access to the significant heritage andenvironmental site in Port Phillip Bay for the first timesince the unsafe old jetty was closed in 1997.• The upgrade of visitor and camper facilities at RosebudForeshore, including new toilets and walkways,revegetation works and the launch of the RosebudLandscape Master Plan.• The refurbishment of the Point Nepean Visitor Centre withdesign, production and installation of artwork, interpretivedisplays and a new audiovisual presentation.• The construction of new lookouts at Mackenzie Falls andthe Pinnacles in Grampians National Park.• Major improvements were made to the Harbison PicnicArea at Mount Macedon, including a new toilet picnictables, barbecues and paths.• Reconstruction of the San Remo Jetty and Pelican Walk,greatly improving foreshore and harbour facilities andincreasing opportunities for the fishing, boating andtourism industries.• Major restoration works of the heritage-listed WilsonsPromontory Lighthouse to improve walker accommodation.We also completed a new ranger station and interpretivedisplays at Tidal River and upgraded the Sealers Cove Track.• The installation of a major composting toilet system inThe Lakes National Park in conjunction with the GippslandCoastal Board.• The completion and opening of the Taylors Crossingsuspension bridge on the Alpine Walking Track in theAlpine National Park.• The construction of a new toilet at Venus Bay inCape Liptrap Coastal Park.• The completion of works on dams at Lake Catani andThe Reservoir (Mount Buffalo National Park). Since 1997,ongoing works totalling more than half a million dollarshave been carried out to ensure the complete safety ofLysterfield Lake Dam in Lysterfield Lake Park.29