Portfolio — 26 June 2026

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King announced the $126 million Twelve Apostles Visitor Precinct redevelopment on 25 June, a project already supporting more than 750 workers and over 50 apprentices on Victoria's south-west coast along the Great Ocean Road [TA-260625-infras-d82d399f91c0:m00AMR]. The precinct will add a gallery, restaurant, kiosk and extensive gardens alongside expanded car parking and connecting roads, with 100,000 native plants being established across Keerray Woorroong Country as works progress.

The project sits within a broader $676 million partnership between the Albanese Government, the Allan Government and the City of Greater Geelong — a tripartite funding structure that is characteristic of King's approach to regional infrastructure delivery [TA-260625-infras-d82d399f91c0:m00AMR]. The media release foregrounds jobs and apprenticeships as the primary public rationale, positioning the precinct as a regional employment generator rather than simply a tourism asset.

This announcement follows yesterday's activity in the same portfolio — the METRONET Swan Ferry expansion and the IMPACT Route completion — making this the third consecutive day King has promoted a co-funded, joint-government project centred on regional connectivity and local employment creation. Taken together, the run of announcements signals a sustained communications posture: infrastructure investment framed through the lens of workforce outcomes and intergovernmental partnership rather than capital expenditure alone.