Red Frogs aims to provide a positive peer presence to young people, as they navigate the alcohol-fuelled environments that tend to arise in the years post-high school. Lorne sees about 3,500 school leavers on its streets at the conclusion of the school year. This highly concentrated population of partiers can bring with it complications, both […]
On Sunday the 30th of April 2017 at 1.34am the Lorne Fire Brigade were paged to an INCIC1 “Assist with rescue Point Grey – Lorne”. Lorne Fire Brigade were the first emergency services on scene, as Ambulance Victoria were at Anglesea conducting a patient transfer and Victoria Police were also in Torquay. The incident was […]
Over the past 18 months, the Boards of Lorne Community Hospital and Otway Health have been exploring our ability to share resources, to ensure the long-term success and viability of our existing health care services. Our General Practices are now integrated, and we are confident that we have structures in place that will sustain doctors’ […]
A new biography: Susan Sutton: The Artist and her Art, was launched by author Marion Pescud, at Metropolis Gallery in Geelong earlier this month. The book follows Susan’s journey from the aspirations of her early years to the maturity of acclaimed recognition. As a prominent artist in Lorne, Susan has for many years captured the […]
Cup Day began with two crows noisily beating the crap out of a koala outside my window. They chased him as he leapt from one branch to another and one of them landed on his head and pecked him as he groaned sadly. I’ve read enough Shakespeare to recognise a koala/crow battle as a bona […]
Early last week, a ‘red tide’ appeared… just for a single day. It streamed outward toward the pier from near the mouth of the Erskine River – a spreading river of pink – before the incoming tide fragmented it along the rocks of North Lorne. Aerial photographs, taken by Jonn Stewart, of this occasional natural […]
We are now starting to see the usual signs that herald the start of the Summer Season in Lorne. Daylight saving has started, the weather is warming up, we are receiving more frequent visits from the Shire’s parking inspectors. Melbourne Cup weekend has traditionally been the time when people start preparing for the summer holidays […]
The Great Ocean Road Action Plan was unveiled last week by the Minister for Energy, Environment & Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio and the Minister for Tourism & Major Events John Eren at Lorne. Major reforms detailed in the Action Plan include: stand-alone legislation that recognises and protects the coast, parks and scenic landscapes along the […]
The township of Lorne, originally settled in the 1840s by Europeans for its timber and grazing potential, soon became a popular resort for fishing, sea bathing and bushwalking with the Mountjoy family and Erskine House playing a pivotal role in this development. This year we celebrate 150 years since Caleb and Thomas Mountjoy started to […]
The current exhibition presented by the Lorne Historical Society, “Fishy Tales – The Story of Lorne’s Fishing Industry” will finish in the next few weeks. Planning is already underway for a new exhibition “Lorne – Then and Now” which will contrast various aspects of life in Lorne and its environment, focussing on what life was […]
