Point Grey
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.
Final chance for Lorne Co-op
Lorne residents have a glimmer of hope to save the town’s former Fishermen’s Co-Operative building, after Surf Coast Shire Council deferred a decision to allow a Point Grey precinct development to progress.
Vote to untie Point Grey knot
A $10-million revamp of Lorne’s Point Grey precinct remains on hold because of authorities’ confusion about land ownership at the site.
Tribunal defers Lorne boat ramp decision
A tribunal hearing over a protest against Lorne’s new Point Grey boat ramp designs will drag on for several more weeks.
Boat detour cops blast from users
A Lorne community petition will ask the State Government to reconsider a proposed Point Grey traffic change that would force boat trailers onto the busy Great Ocean Road.
Fight for co-op continues
Lorne residents have ramped up last-ditch calls to save the town’s historic fishermen’s co-op from demolition.
$10-million project to start
A redevelopment of Lorne’s Point Grey precinct in on schedule for construction to start early next year.
Lorne revamp frustrates objector
A Lorne district man with more than a century of family ties to the town is devastated at the approval of a Point Grey redevelopment, which he says signals a death knell for Lorne’s formerly prosperous fishing industry and diminishes its rural charm.