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Where to go
If you have evacuated and need a place to seek shelter or refuge, there are emergency relief centres open in Colac and Geelong.
If a fire reaches your town and all of your other bushfire plans have failed, there are designated Bushfire Places of Last Resort in various locations within Surf Coast Shire. As the name suggests, these should be treated as a last resort.
Please see details below:
Emergency relief centres
Emergency relief centres
- Colac Showgrounds (enter via Bruce Street)
This is the only centre that you can take large domestic animals (like horses)
- Colac Blue Water Leisure Centre (118-134 Hearn St)
- Grovedale Community Hub (45-47 Heyers Road)
Bushfire Places of Last Resort
These places are available for use when your primary bushfire plan has failed.
Lorne
- Lorne foreshore
Mountjoy Parade (grassed area between the Lorne Surf Life Saving Club car park and the pool on Cypress Avenue).
- Point Grey picnic area and car park
Great Ocean Road (between Mountjoy Parade and Hird Street) - this site was scheduled to be temporarily decommissioned on 27 Jan but will remain open due to the Watch and Act in place.
Deans Marsh
- Martian's Café car park
Corner Birregurra-Deans Marsh and Deans Marsh-Lorne Roads
Aireys Inlet
- Bottom shops car park area
Great Ocean Road (opposite Inlet Crescent)
Details of all Bushfire Places of Last Resort in Surf Coast Shire
