Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Otway Ranges


Related Topics

In the News (Mon 21 Dec 09)

  
  Home Page - Town by Town at the Colac Otway Web
The Otway ranges are too beautiful to describe being a place of tranquil harmony that every person should have the opportunity to experience at least 1 time in their life.
The Otway Ranges are a heavily forested range that runs along the southern coastline of Victoria.
Bushwalking in Victoria's Otway Ranges is one of the local attractions as well as cycling and sight seeing.
www.colacotwayweb.com.au /TownByTown   (425 words)

  
 Otway Ranges Environment Network - The campaign to stop clearfell logging in Otway native forests
The aim was to make the arguments against Otway native forest logging easily available to the public and give the average person who wanted to help save the Otway forests something practical and realistic to do within their means.
OREN representatives spent many hours as a part of an Otway Reference Group that met with ministerial advisers and forestry bureaucracy, to discuss contentious coupes and try to find a compromise between what needed to be logged each summer and what should be preserved.
In the end the Victorian Government’s Otway announcements made during the November 2002 state election came as a surprise to many but were not so much of a surprise to those in OREN who had worked with the broad community and Victorian government to achieve this fantastic outcome for the Otway forests.
www.oren.org.au /campaign/intro.htm   (1269 words)

  
 Otways Accommodation :: Otway Ranges
Otways accommodation : a selection of some of the best and most unique Otway Ranges accommodation along Victoria's Great Ocean Road.
Welcome to Otways Accommodation - a quality, image driven internet directory which has been designed for its ease of use and for those who are looking for accommodation specifically in the Otway Ranges.
The Otway Ranges has been a well kept secret for a long time but the word is spreading.
www.otwaysaccommodation.com.au   (450 words)

  
  Otways Local Attractions
This shot was taken near the Otway Fly and the small township of Beech Forest.
There are numerous tracks scattered throughout the Otway Ranges, some of which will take you along the coast while others will enable you to walk deep into temperate rainforests.
Located deep in the Otway National Park this 600 metre long elevated walk is the longest and highest canopy walk of its kind in the world.
www.otwaysaccommodation.com.au /otways_local_attractions.html   (713 words)

  
  Otway Landscape Planning
The bioregion encompasses the Otway Ranges from Moonlight Head in the west towards Bambra in the north-east, and extending south to the coast.
Over 80% of the Otway Ranges bioregion still has a cover of native vegetation, and 22% of the bioregion is in formal reserves.
Of the flora and fauna species that have been recorded in the Otway Ranges, 92 species are considered near threatened or threatened, including 46 plants, 9 mammals, 32 birds, 2 fish and 3 invertebrates.
www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/40a2f70b889ac885ca256656002ed378/36fdb38450fc1148ca256dc400813e51?OpenDocument   (231 words)

  
 The Otway Pork Story
Otway Pork™ pigs are bred at our farm near the Otway Ranges in South Western Victoria.
From birth, Otway Pork™ pigs are free to play, forage and do what all pigs like to do best - socialise, sleep in straw, eat a healthy diet and drink fresh clean water freely.
Otway Pork™ is the only pork to be accredited by the R.S.P.C.A. in Victoria and was the first pork production system to be accredited in Australia.
www.otwaypork.com.au /OtwayStory.htm   (373 words)

  
 Otway Ranges Plantations November 2004
Otway Ranges November 2004: Native vegetation and pine plantation removal by Hancock in Gellibrand River Water Supply Catchment.
Otway Ranges - November 2004: Webster Hill Plantation in Gellibrand Water Supply Catchment which supplies drinking water to 50,000 people in the State's south west.
Otway Ranges November 2004: Pine plantation which lies very close to Stevensons Falls, a major tourist attraction in the Otways.
www.hancock.forests.org.au /docs/04nov.htm   (909 words)

  
 OtawaysForest (otways.htm)
The Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, says a travel brochure, are home to “mighty trees hundreds of years old, cascading waterfalls, huge tree ferns and a forest floor teeming with life.” True; the Otway coastal forest, lining the Great Ocean Road, is breathtaking.
In the Otways, the area clearfelled every year is equal to 200 football fields.
To be effective, we must link the plunder of the Otways to the crimes of the capitalists against nature and humanity everywhere.
www.socialism.com /fsarticles/vol20no3/otways.htm   (976 words)

  
 Otway Range   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abacci > Abaccipedia > Ot > Otway Range
A study of the land in the catchments of the Otway Range and adjacent plains (TC)
Sawdust and steam: A history of the railways and tramways of the eastern Otway ranges
www.abacci.com /wikipedia/topic.aspx?cur_title=Otway_Ranges   (66 words)

  
 Otway Ranges Environment Network
The State government is going to develop new management plans for the Otways to accommodate the land use changes that have occurred with the creation of the Great Otway National Park(103,000 ha) and Otway Forest Park(39,000 ha).
The Otway Ranges Environment Network(OREN) has developed overlays for use with Google Earth to expose the impacts of native logging across southern Australia.
Forest Issues - all about the issues of the Otway Forests, including how water is lost through logging, endangered species, biodiversity, forest tourism, forest management and forest fires.
www.oren.org.au   (692 words)

  
 Bushwalking - Victoria - Otway Ranges   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Otways are a heavily forested range running along the southern coastline of Victoria.
The ranges were extensively logged for timber in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
While the Otways has always been known for its waterfalls a recent move by the conservation movement has been to push for protection of the range and its many beautiful waterfalls.
www.john.chapman.name /vic-otwa.html   (409 words)

  
 Otway Coast and Ranges, Victoria.
The southern Otway Ranges are very wet, receiving the highest rainfall in Victoria apart from isolated peaks in the Victorian snowfields.
Temperatures in the ranges in winter are 3-5C cooler.
Frost is common in the ranges but not overly so on the coast, althought the coast is certainly not frost free.
home.iprimus.com.au /ozthunder/oz/otway.html   (406 words)

  
 Otway Ranges definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Otway Ranges definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Search for "Otway Ranges" in all of MSN Encarta
Ot·way Rang·es range of hills in southern Victoria, Australia, which extends from Anglesea to Cape Otway
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861684990/Otway_Ranges.html   (80 words)

  
 the otway fly pty ltd
The Otway Ranges have their origins in the Cretaceous period around 120 million years ago, at a time when Australia was connected to Antarctica as part of the super-continent Gondwanaland.
Most of the flora and fauna of the Otway forests have geologically recent origins - the mammals, the insects and other wildlife, the gum trees and wattles.
However, tiny remnants of the Cretaceous era, that time of deep mysteries, have survived almost as they were when they shared the Otways with the dinosaurs.
www.otwayfly.com /interps_signs_5.htm   (276 words)

  
 Otway Ranges, Victoria at Australia Adventures
The forests of the Otways were heavily logged in the early days of European settlement, but pockets of virgin forest can still be found and regeneration has been swift since large swathes of the range were incorporated in two major reserves, Otway National Park and Angahook-Lorne State Park.
The Otways are seldom dry, and winter rains sometimes result in road closures, so off-season travellers should check conditions before they set off.
It is divided into two sectors 'a narrow coastal strip in the west and a much broader area in the east' and encompasses a remarkable range of habitats.
www.australiaadventures.com /otwayranges.htm   (2022 words)

  
 Colac Otway Shire Council - Economic Development   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The geography of the Shire varies from lush plains in the north to the rugged and beautiful Otway Ranges in the south with its spectacular coastline.
As the gateway to the Great Otway National Park and the Western Plains, Colac is the largest town in the hinterland region and is the commercial centre for the Shire’s vast range of industry and primary producers.
A diverse population of people with a range of skills and backgrounds makes up the population of the 21,000 people who reside in the municipality.
www.colacotway.vic.gov.au /Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=73&h=1&p=1   (244 words)

  
 NRE: Victoria's Biodiversity   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In some areas, a marked rainshadow effect is associated with higher ranges, such as in the Licola area, north-east of the Baw Baw Plateau.
Parts of the Highlands - Southern Fall and the Otway Ranges bioregions were cleared for agriculture and settlement was attempted.
Encourage private landholders to protect remnant vegetation on their land, using a range of incentives and programs such as the Land for Wildlife program, targeting strategic areas, depleted BVTs such as Swamp Scrub Complexes and Riparian Forest Complexes, and habitat for threatened species such as the Helmeted Honeyeater.
www.nre.vic.gov.au /plntanml/biodiversity/directions/highland.htm   (2635 words)

  
 The Otways   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This region includes lush Otways Ranges rainforest and waterfalls; the fertile volcanic lakes country and the major inland town of Colac; and stunning coastal scenary including Cape Otway and the popular coastal resort town of Apollo Bay.
Otway Estate has a wonderful winter package available including two nights accommodation, breakfast, tours and tastings.
The Otway Fly Treetop Walk is a 600 metre long 25 metre high elevated tree top walk located inland from the Great Ocean Road.
www.greatoceanrd.org.au /otways/index.asp   (120 words)

  
 Otway Ranges at high fire risk in Vic - Breaking News - National - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Victoria's Otway Ranges, devastated in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, are extremely dry and again at a high fire risk, acting Premier John Thwaites has said.
Mr Thwaites has called on holiday makers and local residents to familiarise themselves with the fire risks and to take responsibility for their own safety.
"The Otways is precious to the locals and visitors alike and it's also the site of Geelong's water supply, and our newest national park," Mr Thwaites said.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Otway-Ranges-at-high-fire-risk-in-Vic/2006/01/06/1136387604670.html   (319 words)

  
 AusEmade: Otways / Otway Ranges Information and Attractions, Victoria (VIC), Australia
The Otways encompasses the lush rainforest of the Otway Ranges and the Great Otway National Park, quiet hamlets, as well as spectacular coastline that stretches between Lorne and Apollo Bay forming part of the Great Ocean Road.
The Otway Ranges is criss-crossed with steams and rivers with spectacular cascades and waterfalls.
There is the lookout, which is ascended via a spiral walkway through the understorey, emerging amongst the top of the giants of the forest.
www.ausemade.com.au /vic/destination/o/otways-information.htm   (581 words)

  
 Otways Accommodation. Roombank ® Accommodation Directory Australia
The Otways are at the Gateway to the Shipwreck Coast and the spectacular 12 Apostles.
After driving along spectacular coastline you enter the hills of the Otways and are refreshed by the tall forests, fern trees and lush greenery.
Visiting the Cape Otway Lighthouse and experiencing life on a farm at one of the farmstays in the area.
www.roombank.com.au /otways.html   (623 words)

  
 Otway Ranges Gellibrand River Catchment Plantations Map   (Site not responding. Last check: )
December 2006: Generic plantation map for the Otway Ranges, Yellow = Bluegum Plantations.
December 2006: Plantation map for the western Otway Ranges, Yellow = Bluegum Plantations.
December 2006: Plantation map for the eastern Otway Ranges, Yellow = Bluegum Plantations.
www.hancock.forests.org.au /directory/otways/map.htm   (366 words)

  
 Colac Otway Shire Council - Why Colac Otway Shire?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Colac Otway Shire thrives on its rural diversity.
Colac Otway Shire has plentiful water and power supplies, access to natural gas and is serviced by optic fibre with mobile and satellite services.
Barwon Water is the authority servicing the Shire of Colac Otway and is responsible for the water catchment and distribution extending from Geelong to Colac City.
www.colacotway.vic.gov.au /Page/page.asp?Page_Id=650&h=0   (899 words)

  
 Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Challenge - Race HQ (Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon)
A challenging 100km course starting at the ocean and leading you on a journey through the ranges to the small township of Forrest and a massive festival right on the finish line.
Enter the full 100km Otway Odyssey as an individual or a relay team of two, and discover the hidden gems of the Great Otway National Park or for those with lower ambitions the Otway Shorty offers a 50km alternative.
To allow competitors in the Otway Odyssey to ride the course before the event, Rapid Ascent will be conducting a number of familiarisation days in the lead up to the big day.
www.rapidascent.com.au /OtwayOdyssey   (1101 words)

  
 The winery
All fruit grown on the property at Otway Estate is under our 'Estate' label whereas fruit sourced from the local area is bottled under our Yahoo Creek label.
Both Yahoo Creek and the Otway Ranges were named after British Mariner Sir William Albany Otway.
Yahoo Creek was named in the early 1800's and is situated in the Otway Ranges was thereby named after this sailing vessel.
www.otwayestate.com.au /winery.htm   (420 words)

  
 Otways national park announced - National - theage.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Greater Otway National Park, nine times bigger than the existing national park, will be established by legislation going before parliament next week, the state government announced today.
The legislation will also create a new category of public land, forest park, which will include 40,000 hectares in the Otway Ranges outside the new national park.
Logging will be phased out by 2008 in the areas to be included in the Otway Forest Park.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Otways-national-park-announced/2005/06/10/1118347586722.html   (317 words)

  
 Cape Otway Hordern Vale Lavers Hill Johanna Accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Standing sentinel over the great Southern Ocean for the last 150 years, the historic lighthouse at Cape Otway has born silent witness to great sea-faring dramas and shipwrecks, as well as the evolution of this beautiful promontory at the foot of the Otway Ranges.
The Cape itself has a distinct ecology, with the tall Otway eucalypt forest replaced by the wonderfully gnarled and twisted manna gums, messmates and other smaller flora that thrive in the rolling sand-hill country.
Bird and animal life is prolific with parrots, whistlers, kookaburras, owls, ocean birds, wallabies, koalas, echidnas, kangaroos, possums and platypus finding a haven in the relative isolation of the Cape.
www.greatoceanroad.com.au /towns_districts/Cape_Otway/index.htm   (328 words)

  
 DoAustralia.com :: View topic - Tree top walk in Otway NP, Victoria
Otway Fly is a 600-metre long and 25-metre high elevated tree-top walk allowing visitors to admire the magnificent old growth of the Otway Ranges, which were formed 150-million years ago as Gondwana began to break up.
It is also home to the distinctive and carnivorous Otway fl snail, which anaesthetises other snails before feasting on them.
Otway Fly entry is $11 for adults, $6 for children and $30 for a family group.
www.doaustralia.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=18   (396 words)

  
 Otway Ranges Midway Plantations Gellibrand River Catchment December 04
Otway Ranges Midway Plantations Gellibrand River Catchment December 04
But Colac Otway Shire general manager, planning and environment, Ron Mildren, said he had no comment in relation to chemical use issues "indicating that the matter was beyond the jurisdiction of council".
Mr Amis said the Colac Otway Shire had told him in 2002 that plantation companies were not required to advise either council or the Department of Natural Resources and Environment when spraying would occur.
www.baddevelopers.green.net.au /Docs/Midway.htm   (3906 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.