Over the month of September the Lorne Bowls Club conducted the fourth President’s Community Cup, sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank. The Club is extremely grateful to the bank not only for the funds to stage this three week event, but for the overall level of support that it gives to many organisations in the […]
There were several reasons why the Lorne Community Connect, as an entity, was created. Membership of Senior Citizens had fallen significantly over recent years and it was time to re-engage with our Community. Hence “Lorne Community Connect” was established, using the Senior Citizens building as its base and following the traditions of the Senior Citizens, […]
On Saturday last, in appalling conditions; temperatures below 5 degrees, rain, hail and wind, the Lorne Seniors football team led from the start to win the Premiership against their old rival, Birregurra. It was a wonderful win; Lorne were not the favourites and in 2017, had lost the Grand Final to Birregurra. This was a […]
Six students from Lorne P-12 College competed in the Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Mt Buller on Monday 20 – 22nd August. The Division 5 Snowboard team of Sunny Lane, Dusty Lane and Levi Crosbie had some exceptional results and ultimately won outright both the Boardercross and Giant Slalom Team events against a very competitive […]
The Committee of the Lorne Aquatic & Angling Club (LAAC) is working closely with Great Ocean Road Coast Committee (GORCC) to ensure that the new club facilities to be incorporated into the proposed redevelopment of the Point Grey precinct, will meet the Club’s and the Community’s needs well into the future. In the latest plan […]
Wednesday the 12th of September is the start of the 2018 Community Cup at the Lorne Bowls Club, sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank. The competition, in its fourth year, has been a very successful way to start the bowling season and a fun low-key way to introduce the game of bowls to members of […]
If you decide to take a trip out to Erskine Falls after all the rain we’ve had, don’t be surprised to see a CFA member in full gear, including breathing apparatus, coming up the 240 steps from the bottom of the Falls. And if you stay there long enough, you will see him repeat the […]
Early in May, through this column, the Lorne Historical Society announced it would be mounting an exhibition telling the story of Lorne’s fishing industry and putting a call out to anyone who had photographs, memorabilia, stories etc, which could be used. The response was overwhelming! People from all around Australia who had connections or who […]
Recently, the State Government announced an innovative scheme to provide funding for local community projects. The program is called “Pick My Project”. The Government has allocated $30M to this program and communities throughout Victoria were invited to submit proposals for funding local projects which would make communities better places to live. The projects could include […]
Here we are halfway through 2018 already and 2017 seems to have just ended yesterday! Over the last 4 years almost $1,000,000 has been generated by the Lorne Op Shop for the Lorne community. Last year was probably the Lorne Op Shop’s most successful year to date. By the end of the calendar year a […]
