Overview
- The online booking system is live and will be mandatory for entry to the Keerray Woorroong precinct from October 16, with timeslots initially free and a paid entry introduced in April 2027.
- The $126 million redevelopment anchored by the Keerray Woorroong Visitor Centre was jointly funded by federal and state governments and opens on October 16 with galleries, a 230-seat café and a rooftop lookout.
- Bookings will allocate arrival windows and offer optional reserved parking for the precinct that includes almost 600 car spaces plus coach bays and a roughly 2-kilometre return path to the viewing platforms.
- Local residents and traditional owners will be exempt from the planned fee, but some residents and local MPs have raised objections and are seeking clear accounting for how revenue will be spent.
- Authorities say the changes aim to protect the eroding coastline, shift visitors toward longer regional stays and fund infrastructure and environmental projects, and the centre was co-designed with Eastern Maar to embed First Nations cultural interpretation.