Articles tagged: Lorne

Swans sign Dolphins tall
SOUTH BARWON football officials say new Swans recruit and former Lorne footballer Lochie Donne is shaping up as a ready-made senior footballer.

AFL footballers train in district
WESTERN BULLDOGS AFL footballers are the latest elite sportsmen to use Colac district coastal towns for pre-season training exercises.

Dolphins land GFL gun as playing coach
LORNE has landed one of the recruits of the season after appointing four-time GFL premiership ruckman Sam Stavenuiter as the club’s new playing coach.

Son remembers champion footballer as a gentleman
THE SON of Lorne Football Club legend Mark Trickey says the community will remember his dad as “a gentleman who made everyone feel welcome”.

Investment in Lorne shore
GREAT OCEAN ROAD Coast Committee is spending $200,000 in the next financial year to begin upgrades on the Lorne foreshore.

Dolphins departing mid-year
LORNE will play its final six games of the Colac district football season without three of its key players.

Star Dolphin celebrates milestone game
CHAMPION Lorne footballer Shane Trickey has celebrated his 200th senior game with the Dolphins with a comprehensive win against Forrest.

Travelling Dolphins out for the season
LORNE will be without star footballers Che Turner and Jared Matheson for the remainder of the Colac district season after the pair set off for overseas travel.

New-look Dolphins impress
LORNE has landed its first big scalp of 2015 after beating last season’s grand finalist Birregurra in a thrilling Easter football clash.

Ex-AFL livewire boosts Lorne Football Club
FORMER AFL footballer Brad Dick will become one of the most high-profile players to have played Colac district football when he joins Lorne this season.

Returning Dolphins boost coastal footy club
LORNE’S hopes of returning to Colac district football finals have received a major boost with four big names returning to the club.

Champions to return for ocean swim
PIER TO PUB organisers have finalised the entry list for this weekend’s race, with 5000 swimmers set to battle the ocean swim at Lorne.

State call-up spurs netballer to return to sport
LORNE export Zoe Donne says she contemplated having a season off netball before selection for Victoria turned her 2015 plans upside down.

New Lorne coach eager to boost Dolphins
RETURNED Lorne coach Jason Langdon is optimistic he can boost the Dolphins back to the top end of the Colac district football ladder.

Dolphin to face colleagues
GUN Lorne recruit Brooke Hutchings has spent the lead-up to Sunday’s must-win finals match against Apollo Bay in enemy territory.

Pier to Pub attracts 20,000
UP to 20,000 people will flock to Lorne’s foreshore this weekend for the iconic GMHBA Lorne Pier to Pub.

High hopes for Colac export
FORMER Colac athlete Tristan Read hopes injury won’t stop him from finishing on the podium in Lorne's Pier to Pub swim this weekend.

Footballers sniff out house fire
LORNE football players used their sense of smell to detect a house fire.

Lorne recruits to cover departures
LORNE football officials hope three key recruits will cover their player losses, the latest being Ryan Evans to Bendigo club Eaglehawk.

Algae turns ocean red
RED slime greeted swimmers and surfers seeking relief from extreme heat yesterday at beaches near Lorne.

Toolies bash teens at Lorne
"TOOLIES" caused chaos in Lorne on the first weekend of schoolies celebrations when they started brawls and assaulted seven school leavers.

Police warn Lorne schoolies
LORNE police hope a series of crimes involving early Schoolies Week revellers won’t be a sign of things to come.

Lorne coach wants another shot
LORNE grand final coach Drew Steven says he wants to lead Dolphins footballers for another crack at a premiership next year.

Memorial ride boosts cyclist safety
COLAC Cycling Club secretary Clare Jehu says a charity cycling race at the weekend has helped make cyclists safer.

