The main visitor hub at Victoria’s Wilsons Promontory National Park is to be given a major upgrade.
Many thousands of people stop in at the Tidal River visitor area, and feedback is now being sought on design ideas for the upgrades, which are part of a $23 million project to improve visitor experiences and help turn the park into Victoria’s largest conservation sanctuary.
Tidal River is the park’s main visitor hub, with the visitor centre, roofed accommodation and campground, toilets, café, general store and other facilities.
The planned upgrades will improve the visitor information area, add sheltered outdoor spaces and create better connections to the park, while retaining existing buildings.
A concept design of upgrades to the existing visitor information centre with proposed new sheltered outdoor spaces. PIC: Eplus Architecture / Parks Victoria
A new toilet block will also be built, with a Changing Places facility for people with disabilities who may need a hoist, shower, or accessible place to change. This, and six other toilet blocks at Tidal River, are planned for upgrades through the Victoria’s Great Outdoors program.Â
Parks Victoria staff are in the park this month and next month to capture visitors’ thoughts on the planned works, and other projects happening in the national park. This includes new accommodation options at Tidal River and also at the northern park boundary.
For walkers, a new walking trail is planned between Tidal River and Mount Oberon, which provides panoramic views of the park’s forested mountains and sparkling coastline. The Wildlife Walk is to be upgraded to make it all-abilities accessible.
To turn the park into Victoria’s largest conservation sanctuary, an exclusion fence is being investigated for the northern boundary to keep out invasive animals like foxes, feral cats and deer. Large-scale conservation programs inside the fence line will help maintain a healthy landscape where native species and habitats can thrive.
Feedback on the planned upgrades for the park can be given here.
The Wilsons Prom Revitalisation project is being funded as part of the $633 million Visitor Economy Recovery and Reform Plan.
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Does that mean that the already outrageous campsite prices at Tidal River will go up once again?