Historic Great Ocean Road

When explorer Matthew Flinders reflected on Victoria's south western coast he said "I have seldom seen a more fearful section of coastline".
These sentiments were shared by many a ship's captain as he 'threaded the eye of the needle' guided by the Cape Otway light. So difficult was this passage, and frequently treacherous the conditions, that more than 50 ships including the 'Schomberg'(1855), 'Loch Ard (1878), Falls of Halladale' (1909), and 'Casino' (1932), were lost.