In preparation for the official launch of the Robe SA app later in October 2016, there have been some additional content updates. With the completion of the live testing, now there are business listings and some cosmetic alterations being done.
The content updates were part of the initial app design which was not vital to the testing stage and had to be collated and installed prior to being added to the app. Robe has a particular status appealing to tourists who travel both intra and interstate. This has been long established simply by the geographic location as the place to go to escape the summer heat from inland South Australia and Western District of Victoria.
The next two traveler groups that have a connection to Robe are those who are exploring  the Great Ocean Road and the Gold Miner’s trek of the Chinese from the 1850’s.
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, the road is the world’s largest war memorial. Winding through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction in the region.
Determined Chinese men walked from South Australian ports to the Victorian gold fields. The first ship to arrive at the port of Robe was the “Land of Cakes”, carrying Chinese gold seekers. There were 264 Chinese migrants on board. The towns small population of 200 doubled overnight and trebled in the following weeks. Between 1857 and 1863, 16,261 Chinese males and one female landed at the port of Robe, on Guichen Bay.