Apart from privately organised luxury hiking trips, there is nothing that accommodates those who still want to hike and camp on the Great Ocean Walk. Packages at current are incredibly expensive and cater for those who enjoy walking and fine dining.

My Service provides an alternative for those who still enjoy hiking and camping. However it does provide a level of convenience at a low cost.

By having this service it provides people with the safety, confidence and security of having a support vehicle and Sherpa service. The convenience of having your trip already planned, having the security and safety and knowing that permits have been pre-organised.

Having ‘someone there’ really helps people feel comfortable knowing they can call upon someone if anything goes wrong, if they need to be given a lift home or if they need information about tidal changes and path conditions.

Therefore, this service is needed to cater to those who may want the extra support, convenience, safety and security of having their trip planned and guided for them.

The service includes a Sherpa guided service which guides hikers through the track, sets up tents and provides them with walking conditions.

The other component of this service is the Support Service that transports, delivers goods and food drop off. They are also their to offer information and guidance if the hikers need.

These service can work together or separately to provide a complete package at a low cost which benefits the local community, economically and environmentally.

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The Service & It’s NeedThe two services include:

1. Sherpa Walker - Guided and As-sisted Hikes.

2. Support Vehicle - Assistance with transportation of goods and people

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The Sherpas

Sherpa Support

Apollo Bay

Campsite

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5. Sherpa and group hike until destination.

The Sherpas

6a. Sherpa and group hike back to Apollo Bay information centre depending on if they are able to.

iWhen the group arrive all camping permits have been organised through the company. The group is given a booklet which contains maps of area as well as day trip hikes, campsite facilities. It also consists of information about what to do in an emergency as well as the phone number for the support vehicle. The group is also given any required equipment which had been previously arranged. One this is organised the group then set of for their walk with the sherpa. The group then walk to their designated campsite where the sherpas cook and set up the campsite. The next day the group resume walking to their finished destination. As many hikes are different, it is either possible to return the same what you came or the shuttle is required to pick you up. The group and sherpa then return to Apollo Bay.

1. Group arrive in Apollo Bay. Packing all their equipment. 2. Itinerary, phone number of support vehicle, maps, campsite and equipment is handed to the walkers.

3. Sherpa and group hike until campsite.

4. Sherpas Set up the campsite while the group relax

6b. Support Service pick up sherpa and Group at their destination to take them back to Apollo Bay.

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The Support Vehicle

When the group arrive all camping permits have been organised through the company. The group is given a booklet which contains maps of area as well as day trip hikes, campsite facilities. It also consists of information about what to do in an emergency as well as the phone number for the support vehicle. The group then gives all their camping equipment to the Support Vehicles who will deliver it to the campsite. The group then walk to their designated campsite where their goods have been delivered by the Support Vehicle and placed in a secure locker. In the morning the Support Crew will then pick up the goods which have been stored in the lockers and deliver it to the next destination. At the end of the walk, the Support Crew pick up the group of hikers.

6b. Group hike back to Apollo Bay information centre depending on if they are able to where their goods are.

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i1. Group arrive in Apollo Bay. Packing all their equipment. 2. Itinerary, phone number of support vehicle, maps,

campsite and equipment is handed to the walkers.

3. Group hike until campsite.

2a. Luggage and Camping equipment are delivered at the campsite and stored in on site lockers.

4. Group arrive at the campsite where all their belongings are stored in the locker

5. The group then leave the camp and store

6a. The Support Vehicle collect goods from the campsite and bring the hikers back to Apollo Bay.

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Environment & Economy

Day trips to Apollo Bay via the Great Ocean Road will soon be financially unrealistic due to the in-creasing prices of petrol. Therefore, it has been identified that day trips to Apollo Bay need to be turned into longer staying holidays.

It is also identified that large proportion of money spent during these day trips is spent on food and drinks with people spending $74m per annum. They also spend a large percentage of their money of petrol and shopping. Yet very lit-tle money is spent on entertainment and activi-ties around Apollo Bay.

The Great Ocean Walk is usually undertaken by day trips or people who hike for many days on end. Sherpa service and Support Vehicle service provide an alternative way to participate in the hike. It means people who wouldn’t necessarily participate in hikes are able to due to more con-vince. This will bring more tourism to the town as well as increase the number of people who stay in the Apollo Bay area. It also means people are putting money towards

entertainment and activities rather than petrol and shopping. It gives people another reason to come to the region. This service helps to provide a suc-cessful and sustainable future that meet present and future needs which will benefit the local envi-ronment and economy.

As for the environment, while this does cause issues such as waste, increase use to tracks and campsite it does provide more opportunities for funding to be put back into the regeneration and maintenance of land care.

Environmental

Benefits

Government IncentivesLand CareDevelopment of InfrastructureCleaner FutureSustainable tourismMore money invested into regionSustainable FacilitiesLess Traffic on Roads

Benefits

Economical

Money going into communityMoney going into EnvironmentGovernment Funding and SupportDiverse range of tourism spending money

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