00:02The State Government says it's consulting with stakeholders including local councils,
00:07businesses and also the Indigenous community in the state's south-west to decide exactly
00:12how much to charge visitors to see the Twelve Apostles.
00:16And this entry fee will be enforced by the end of the year, so the upcoming summer season,
00:21and also to coincide with the opening of a new visitor experience centre there.
00:26The Government is also going to introduce a new booking system to more closely manage visitor
00:32and car parking numbers and that's because the Twelve Apostles sees around 2 million visitors there
00:39to the site which is about a four-hour drive from Melbourne every year. Locals will not be charged
00:45this new fee but the Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos says it's fair that other visitors
00:51do pay this fee to help pay for beach access and improving local amenities as well as maintaining
00:59this national landmark and he says that it's very similar to the fee already charged at other landmark
01:06sites around Australia including the Uluru National Park and also the Mount Kosciuszko National Park.
01:17You
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