New footbridge provides link between Timboon tourist attractions

Timboon, located in the hinterland of Victoria's Great Ocean Road and Twelve Apostles, has a new footbridge making it easier for visitors to access the town’s tourist attractions.

The new footbridge across Power Creek is now complete and received support from the Australian and Victorian Governments through the Geelong City Deal.

The footbridge provides a direct link between two of Timboon’s most popular tourist attractions – Timboon Fine Ice Cream and the Timboon Railway Shed Distillery.

It will provide safe pedestrian and rail trail access, and encourage visitors to spend more time discovering the town’s scenic landscape and local charm.

New pathways to access the bridge and picnic tables have also been constructed and installed to enhance the visitor experience in Timboon and bring the precinct to life.

The project was supported by Timboon Fine Ice Cream, Timboon Railway Shed Distillery, Beach Energy, Power Creek Committee of Management, Heytesbury Landcare, the local Men’s Shed and Lions Club and Corangamite Shire Council.

Local volunteers were central to the project’s delivery, with 35 community members coming together to plant 850 native plants and grasses to replace noxious, invasive weeds around Power Creek during a community action day.

Corangamite Shire Council Mayor Kate Makin shared “The footbridge is another valuable link connecting attractions and public spaces in Timboon.

“It’s really exciting to see business and community work together to continue to improve the town.”

Timboon Fine Ice Cream owner, Tim Marwood added “There is real potential to attract more visitors to Timboon by making it easier for visitors to get around the town, and I’m looking forward to seeing that potential realised.”

The project was funded under the Geelong City Deal’s Private Sector Business Enablement Fund – which supports infrastructure projects that activate private sector investment in the Shipwreck Coast and Great Ocean Road region.

For more information, visit: rdv.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/geelong-city-deal/private-sector-business-enablement-fund

Image. Credit: Timboon Fine Ice Cream