Lorne
Otways floods after 100mm rain
Rain continued to bucket down at the Otways coast late last week and caused swelling floodwaters.
Point Grey vote delayed
Surf Coast Shire Council has narrowly voted to delay a land transfer allowing Lorne’s Point Grey project to proceed, as a battle to save the town’s former Fishermen’s Co-op surges on.
Otways deluge leads to floods
More than 100mm of rain in 24 hours has caused minor flooding on a Lorne river and felled trees across Colac and district.
Lockdown harms tourism economy
Lorne’s latest lockdown has worsened an existing worker shortage at the coastal town, which traders fear could impact businesses into summer.
Survey rubbishes Otways roads
Deans Marsh-Lorne Road ranked second and Skenes Creek Road was seventh from a survey of regional Victorian drivers about the state’s most dangerous roads.
COVID postpones race again
A controversial Great Ocean Road cycling event has been cancelled for the second year in a row.
No cases linked to Lorne site
The restricted movements of a COVID-19-positive construction worker at Lorne might have saved the coastal town from a coronavirus outbreak.
Lorne responds to COVID scare
A large-scale Lorne construction site at Stribling Reserve has shut down after state health authorities identified it as a tier one COVID exposure site.