Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority<\/a> (GORCAPA) on the project this year.<\/p>\nThe students\u2019 task will be to develop new visions and models for \u201cregenerative tourism\u201d and \u201cdestination resilience\u201d for the tourist attraction through research and creative problem-solving.<\/p>\n
GORCN formed in August 2020 in response to the soon-to-be-launched GORCAPA as a collective body to advocate the interests of its members \u201cguided by the principles of environmental sustainability, community benefit and socially responsible tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n
The network comprises seven community groups – the Aireys Inlet and District Association (AIDA), Anglesea Community Network, Friends of Lorne, Greater Torquay Alliance, Save Anglesea, Wye River and Separation Creek Community Association, and the Otway Forum.<\/p>\n
In a statement released on Monday this week, GORCN said it was \u201cvery pleased\u201d the universities were collaborating with GORCAPA on the strategy for the Great Ocean Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proposed models of \u2018regenerative tourism\u2019 and \u2018destination resilience\u2019 are useful ways of indicating a future for tourism which is not only sustainable but looks for ways to safeguard the natural environment and restore degraded areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Great Ocean Road is highly popular with tourists, particularly from overseas, and community groups including AIDA have repeatedly questioned whether it is desirable the number of tourists to the Great Ocean Road continues to grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been a consistent call for an urgent and independent study of the road\u2019s carrying capacity and the impact of tourist numbers on the communities along the road and on the environment. There has also been a call for the need to consider and understand the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels,\u201d GORCN said in its statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cGORCN believes this university study will provide expert and detailed answers on these key issues that can feed into GORCAPA\u2019s strategies for the GOR. The study highlights the rich external scientific and environmental resources that GORCAPA will draw upon.<\/p>\n
\u201cGORCN will encourage the project participants to invite all the communities along the GOR to take part and have their views heard.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u2018Designing Futures for the GOR\u2019 organisers say all work will be publicly accessible as it progresses, with presentations and exhibitions both online and in the coastal towns along the Great Ocean Road to ensure community consultation is at the core of any work carried out by GORCAPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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