Lorne

  • COVID detected in Bay’s waste

    Great Ocean Road Health’s chief says the detection of coronavirus fragments in coastal wastewater will become more common, after a positive detection in Apollo Bay’s wastewater this week.

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  • Colac Otway lands Falls Festival in major coup for district

    Falls Festival will have a new location in the Colac district when it returns next summer.

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  • Adopt a worker, Lorne traders say

    A Lorne business group is calling for locals to house seasonal workers on their own properties as the town battles an accommodation crisis.

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  • Key tick for point project

    Surf Coast Shire Council has agreed to a critical land transfer at Lorne’s Point Grey precinct and will allow the State Government to submit a new planning permit for a $10-million redevelopment of the site.

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  • COVID causes fireworks plan to fizzle

    Lorne’s New Year’s Eve fireworks plans have blown up for the second straight year.

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  • Quick action stops spread

    Great Ocean Road Health chief Sandy Chamberlin has praised a Lorne restaurant owner for his quick response and responsible actions after one of his staff members tested positive to COVID-19.

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  • Otways floods after 100mm rain

    Rain continued to bucket down at the Otways coast late last week and caused swelling floodwaters.

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  • 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.

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