December 7, 2025
The untold reality of international breaks
WITH the Matildas currently in Australia with a global array of stars, and the Socceroos just finishing an international tour of the USA, it...
December 5, 2025
Committee for Lorne: The Reward for Success is Punishment
The Reward for Success is Punishment Over the past four years the Lorne P-12 College has made outstanding improvements in student learning outcomes, welfare and...
November 28, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Mateship at the Shed
Mateship at the Shed. It was both a privilege and an honour to listen to the venerable Doug Stirling speak at the Lorne Men’s Shed...
November 28, 2025
Work together and take action
SIXTY-two women have been murdered in Australia in 2025 at the time of writing this column. That's more than one each week over the past...
November 21, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Fireworks on New Year’s Eve
Fireworks on New Year's Eve (As long as we get your support) Over the past two years, Committee for Lorne arranged to stage fireworks off the...
November 21, 2025
Squashing the mozzie problem
FEW things are more annoying on a warm summer's night than a mosquito buzzing in your ear or hiding in your bedroom when you're...
November 14, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Great Ocean Road Women’s Surf Fest Returns to Lorne!
Great Ocean Road Women’s Surf Fest Returns to Lorne! The Great Ocean Road Women’s Surf Fest will return to the Lorne Foreshore on November 15...
November 14, 2025
Get into the Christmas spirit
IT'S no secret Highton sleighs Christmas, and Yule love what's planned for this year's festivities. The fun begins at Highton Village on December 5 with...
November 7, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Honouring our past
Honouring our past The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘honour’ or ‘honor’ as signifying: ... Great respect, esteem, or reverence received,...
November 7, 2025
Your business is our business
AS A FORMER small business owner, I know just how daunting it can be to take that first leap into the private sector. Launching a...
October 31, 2025
Committee for Lorne: A Kiosk, a Counter, and a Craperie
A Kiosk, a Counter, and a Craperie History—it is such a simple, familiar, and profoundly human word … and a uniquely human concept. We all...
October 24, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Let’s Get Fire Ready – Together
Let’s Get Fire Ready – Together It’s hard to believe we’re heading into November already – and with those few warm days we've had, it’s...
October 17, 2025
Committee for Lorne: One Down, One to Go.
One Down, One to Go. GORCAPA has finally seen sense, listened to the Lorne community, and provided what should have been an easy solution from...
October 10, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Hand-made in Stone
Hand-made in Stone The human hand is an extraordinary and almost magical tool. I was reminded of this—yet again—as I watched some of our local...
October 10, 2025
A seat at the table
GEELONG is home to so many incredibly driven and dynamic women who are dedicated to making a positive impact in our community every day. In...
October 3, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Amy’s Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo
Amy’s Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo The world class event is set to showcase Lorne and the surrounds as the gem of the Great Ocean...
October 3, 2025
A seat at the table
IT'S TRULY inspiring to see our young people not just coping with the challenges of modern adolescence but actively thriving and making a positive...
September 26, 2025
Committee for Lorne: GORCAPA … Chained by its Creator
GORCAPA ... Chained by its Creator After GORCAPA released its latest iteration of the Point Grey UDF last week, it seems an appropriate moment for...
September 19, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Working Together to Prepare for the Coming Bushfire Season
Working Together to Prepare for the Coming Bushfire Season As we head into the busy season for Lorne and other Otway communities it’s a good...
September 19, 2025
Every person belongs
ONE of the strongest messages we can send as a community is that every person belongs. For this reason, I am immensely proud that the...
September 12, 2025
Committee for Lorne: GORCAPA Glimmers … Dare We Hope?
GORCAPA Glimmers ... Dare We Hope? On September 1st, 2025, GORCAPA released its ‘final and updated’ version of the Point Grey Urban Design Framework . ...
September 5, 2025
Committee for Lorne: The Slaughterhouse Site
The Slaughterhouse Site There is a substantial tract of land just beyond the limits of the Lorne township that has long been known as 'the...
August 22, 2025
Committee for Lorne: Lorne Historical Society Website – Quiz
Lorne Historical Society Website - Quiz The LHS has a stated aim to store, compile and publish historical records relating to the history of the...
August 22, 2025
Shape the future of sports and play
WE NEED your input to shape the future of sports and play at the planned Coastside Drive Recreation Reserve in Armstrong Creek. This reserve will...
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