Looming collapses of the limestone stacks and access closures at other sites have called into question the prospect of charging tourists to visit the Great Ocean Road icon.
Dozens of trees are facing the axe in a fast urbanising part of regional Victoria.
The Victorian government is considering a second plant to secure the state’s water future in response to concerns about looming shortages.
The Great Ocean Road tourism body and the local council say a user-pays plan would allow better management of visitors and environmental protection.
Some councillors want a contentious tourism development strategy scrapped to protect farmland and the unique coastal environment.
After wallabies in Mount Martha starved to death this winter,with remaining numbers malnourished and stressed,a council meeting has rejected a plan to euthanise the animals.
Plans to open a McDonald’s beside a school have triggered fears it will undermine efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Owners call for better protection as many of the heritage structures,battered by storms and tides,face collapse.
Dau Akueng,15,was walking home after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected gang attack that also left a 12-year-old dead in Melbourne’s west.
Police believe the shooting in the city in the early hours of Sunday may have been targeted.