A plan to charge tourists to go to the Twelve Apostles has been labelled “absolutely appalling”.

According to a report in The Age, the government and the local tourism board are considering plans to introduce a fee for viewing the famous Victorian landmark.

“I just think this is absolutely appalling,” Jacqui Felgate said on 3AW Drive.

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Victorian tourism minister Steve Dimopoulos said no decision has been made yet on how to implement a dynamic pricing model.

“There’s incredible support by the community there to have a funding model to maintain the coastline,” he said.

“The Great Ocean Road has more visitors than Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef combined.”