Articles tagged: Lorne
Call out to identify late-night Lorne offenders
A dual-cab ute has been vandalised in a Lorne carpark, causing extensive damage, and anyone who witnessed the attack, or with information about the offenders, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers or police.
Lorne shed fire victim identified
Authorities have identified the man who died in a shed fire at Lorne.
Fire victim yet to be named
The identity of a man who died in a shed fire at Lorne is still unknown.
Fatal shed fire at Lorne
The death of a man in a shed fire at Lorne has rocked the small coastal community.
To Lorne with Love, Cam set for big journey
As Lorne’s Cameron Nugent watched the smoke billowing out of his new chimney in a house he had spent eight years building by himself, he knew his project was complete.
New era for iconic Lorne Theatre
There’s cause for coastal cinema lovers to celebrate as the curtains open on a new era at Lorne Theatre.
Lockatoos to be rolled out across Lorne
Operation Lockatoo is proceeding in Lorne, in a bid to prevent cockatoo foraging.
Community planning for Lorne water security
Barwon Water has recognised the “breadth of experience and knowledge” of members of a new Lorne Community Working Group who have met for the first time as part of the Lorne: Water, Your Say program.
Bin fire damages van at Lorne park
Detectives are investigating an intentional fire that damaged a van at Lorne this month.
LAST DRINKS? Popular Lorne venue could lose outdoor lounge
The Lorne Aquatic and Angling Club could be forced to tear down a tailor-made waterfront outdoor dining area next month, dramatically reducing its capacity to host patrons during the peak of summer.
PHOTO FEATURE: Alvie versus Lorne junior football and netball
The Colac Herald’s photographer Joel King stopped by the junior netball and football between Alvie and Lorne at the weekend.
Dip in accommodation numbers
Tourism numbers across the Colac district have been down these school holidays compared with previous years.
Lorne flips out over dolphins
Dolphins leaping high out of the water have wowed onlookers near Lorne.
Boost for pool, paths and courts
A swimming pool upgrade for Winchelsea, new footpaths, road upgrades and refreshed netball courts at Lorne and Winchelsea feature in Surf Coast Shire Council’s newly approved budget.
Coast rapist jailed over Lorne attack
A man will spend the next four years and nine months in prison for raping a woman in a Lorne campground in 2019.
Lorne defends state title
Lorne Surf Lifesaving is the junior state champion for the second year running, smashing all competition at the Victoria Pool Lifesaving Championships at Geelong Grammar School.
Lorne water supply talks
Lorne residents can join a discussion with Barwon Water to plan for the town’s future water needs.
ARTS FOCUS: Each piece has its own beauty
Lorne artist Andrew Allen says his stoneware pottery is so much more than just an object to drink and eat out of, designing each piece with its own individual beauty.
Possible upgrade for precinct
Lorne’s Sea Baths could get a $1.4-million upgrade to the pool precinct making it a year-round visitor attraction, if GORCAPA approves a new lease.
FALLS FALTERS: Festival’s taking a break
Colac and district festivalgoers will miss out on another Falls Festival, after organisers announced the festival would not return this New Years’ season to any of its three locations.
Coast hits the small screen
Lorne and Apollo Bay have enjoyed 15 minutes of fame on the small screen, featuring on an episode of the Channel Nine television series Postcards.
Push for night lighting for Lorne netball courts
Lorne’s Stribling Reserve could get upgraded netball courts and lighting for night games, if a funding application proves successful.
Group tackles childcare woes
Creating a secure childcare system at Lorne is at the forefront of a new community working group, targeting the coastal town’s childcare shortage.
$350 fine for leaving bins out
A little-known law in the Surf Coast Shire could see residents cop a $350 fine for putting their bins out too early or leaving them out too long.
