Land returned to Eastern Maar people in Victoria’s first native title decision in a decade

Traditional owners granted right to access land stretching from Ararat to Warrnambool, encompassing much of the Great Ocean Road and Great Otway national park

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Victoria’s first native title determination in a decade has been made, returning rights to a stretch of land – including parts of the coastline of the Great Ocean Road – to the Eastern Maar peoples in the state’s south-west.

The federal court’s decision on Tuesday covers land stretching from Ararat to Warrnambool, and includes much of the coastline of the Great Ocean Road and the Great Otway national park.

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