{"id":172329,"date":"2025-10-10T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=172329"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:49:48","slug":"committee-for-lorne-hand-made-in-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/committee-for-lorne-hand-made-in-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee for Lorne: Hand-made in Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hand-made in Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n

The human hand is an extraordinary and almost magical tool. \u00a0I was reminded of this\u2014yet again\u2014as I watched some of our local skilled tradesmen building two sturdy, practical, and functional wooden structures from scratch to form the book-end bases for my new inclinator.\u00a0 However, without in any way diminishing their excellent work, they did<\/u> have a range of power tools and devices to help them perfect their work.\u00a0 Not so for the tradesmen of the past.<\/p>\n

Almost hidden by an overgrowth of shrubs and creeping vines, their work abuts an old stone wall built by hand without the modern tools used in today’s construction. \u00a0Indeed, my garden features several stone walls built at different times over our family\u2019s eleven decades on the block: some designed by the revered Edna Walling, others carefully crafted by the gnarled hands of one man: Henry Love\u2019s dad, Bill Love. \u00a0Our front fence wall is a good example.<\/p>\n

I recall when, as a callow youth in my early teens, I watched and marvelled at Bill\u2019s artistry as he carefully laid stone upon hand-shaped stone, using bluestone from Roache\u2019s Quarry as the substrate for his craft.<\/p>\n

While I will later return to Bill and his walls\u2014not only those in our garden but some of those built as retaining walls for the Great Ocean Road\u2014it seems appropriate to remind readers of the seminal importance to Lorne of the quarry that sourced Bill\u2019s rock.\u00a0 The Lorne quarry provided all the crushed \u2018blue metal\u2019 rock [aka screenings] that surfaced the road that we now drive on, every day.<\/p>\n

Located up the Erskine River, beyond where Paki\u2019s backpacker cottages now stand and past the signs and chains meant to keep people out, the quarry\u2014often overlooked today\u2014played a vital role in the story of the Great Ocean Road and in Lorne\u2019s 20th-century history.\u00a0 The timber, fishing, and tourism industries may be more evocative and romantic, but the quarry also deserves to be lauded in Lorne\u2019s historical record.<\/p>\n

I vividly recall the red warning flag hoisted on Mountjoy Parade at least once a week to signal \u2018dynamite day\u2019.\u00a0 A loud \u201cTHWUMP\u201d would reverberate through the town around 11 o\u2019clock on blasting day after the quarry\u2019s \u2018powder monkey\u2019 had set and connected his detonators, then pushed the plunger to bring down another wall of rock in a billowing cloud of dust.\u00a0 Throughout the week, the low rattle and rumble of the massive crusher was an ever-present background sound as it created the tons of road metal needed to surface the road.<\/p>\n

While I have sadly forgotten the powder monkey\u2019s name, I well remember Bill\u2019s brother, Paddy Love, an enormous man both in strength and girth, who worked the quarry with owner Bill Roache and his son, Allan, and was Bill\u2019s equal when it came to working and building with stone.\u00a0 Covered in dust and grime from a day\u2019s work, Paddy would prop up the bottom bar of the Lorne Hotel in his trademark sleeveless, sweat-stained deep-blue singlet until closing time.\u00a0 Rumour has it that he could balance a pot on his belly while standing, no hands!\u00a0 Lorne and the Great Ocean Road owe a great deal to these men of stone and rock, whose contributions must never be forgotten.<\/p>\n

Returning to the stone-craftsman, Bill Love, and his wizardry with stone, Roachie\u2014it was usually son Allan, not father Bill\u2014would deliver a truckload of backpack-sized bluestone blocks from the quarry for Bill Love to work with.\u00a0 While surviving members of the Love family may correct me, I don\u2019t believe Bill had had any direct stone-mason training\u2014he just \u201cknew\u201d stone.<\/p>\n

He would heft a lump of stone, turn it around in his huge hands\u2014I rather think he even whispered to it, though that may just be my inner self romancing a better story\u2014then, having felt the rock, seen its contours, gauged its weight, he would take a small hammer from his belt, then give the rock the lightest of taps in one carefully chosen spot.\u00a0 The rock I saw as a solid, inanimate chunk of undifferentiated dull and bluish stone would split open along a perfect, flat, smooth plane our stone-whisperer had \u2018divined\u2019 must exist.\u00a0 It was uncanny.<\/p>\n

Over and over, uneven lumps of nondescript rock would be expertly shaped into beautiful, smooth-sided, square, or oblong \u2018bricks\u2019 of stone.\u00a0 I am reminded of the tightly-junctioned Inca walls at Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo, and of the ancient hand-turned stone buttresses of Scotland\u2019s mysterious Rosslyn Kirk.<\/p>\n

For a time, he tried to show me how… but I proved to be a complete failure. \u00a0Clearly, I didn\u2019t have the gift.\u00a0 But though building stone walls was a labour of love [pun intended] for Bill, he only created walls for joy. \u00a0His \u2018day job\u2019 was as foreman of Lorne\u2019s Country Roads Board work crew, with whom my mate Jimmy Mathias and I worked each summer holiday for several years.<\/p>\n

In those days, when we were young and strong, we worked the jackhammers\u2014hard, backbreaking work, but we loved it. \u00a0I remember one day, while realigning the GOR on Big Hill, Bill turned to me, pointed to the top bend that rounds the bluff above the S\u2019s, and said: \u201c… you must be good with figures, Johnny, just map out that curve for me, will you?\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>While a medical student surveyed that corner, and not a professional, I reckon it\u2019s a pretty good curve… and I still claim ownership!<\/p>\n

Despite his foreman\u2019s role, in my eyes, Bill was a craftsman … and while not a stonemason as such, his craft was stone.\u00a0 He spoke stone-language.\u00a0 He treasured stone, knew its strengths and weaknesses, and knew where a hammer tap in just the right place would yield a perfect split.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, the walls along the GOR tend to be ugly, machine-built things, often lazily built by shovelling rocks inside a wire \u2018string bag\u2019 then dumping them over the side with a low loader to hold back the sea.\u00a0 Eastern View is a prime example.\u00a0 While these may be effective, they lack the beauty and precision of Bill\u2019s retaining walls … like those between the DMR roundabout and Stony Creek.\u00a0 Many are now covered in vegetation [like those in my garden], lie hidden on the seaward side of the road, or have been thoughtlessly vandalised with graffiti, yet they still hold firm.<\/p>\n

Time alone will tell if the rock bags last as long as Bill\u2019s walls, or if they will crumble when the metal that holds them corrodes away.\u00a0 I know where I\u2019d place my bet!<\/p>\n

So, thanks, Bill … and a shout-out to the Roache family, too.\u00a0 You all served our town well.<\/p>\n

John Agar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feature Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

A word from the chairman<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hello<\/p>\n

As our school students and teachers return for the fourth and final term of 2025 it is timely to reflect on what a great asset our school is to our town. At our recent Committee for Lorne meeting, Principal Carly Stafford gave us an update on happenings at the school.<\/p>\n

Here are some highlights from Carly\u2019s report:
\n\u2022 2026 enrolments are very strong with 14 new prep students, 2 year 7 classes and 37 VCE students.
\n\u2022 Spanish is to be introduced as a subject from Prep to Year 8 with continuation as an elective in Year 9, replacing Indonesian. The decision to change was made because of the global relevance of, and local community connections with, the Spanish language.
\n\u2022 From 2026, the following electives will be available in years 9 and 10; Outdoor Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Music, Food, Marine Biology, Horticulture, Entrepreneurship, Textiles, Woodwork, Creative Arts, Peak Performance in PE, and Drama. Wow, what a range of choices (and Latin nowhere to be seen!).
\n\u2022 The school continues its tradition of excellence in music and the performing arts with primary students performing at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre during the music festival.
\n\u2022 The School Art Show was recently open to the public for the first time, and was very well received. We look forward to it becoming a regular feature of the Lorne cultural calendar.
\n\u2022 And for something a little different, the school has introduced a Macropod (Kangaroo and Wallaby) Policy to help ensure the safety of students around our native wildlife who occasionally pay a visit to the school grounds.
\nAs Carly sums it up, \u201cWith enrolments growing, programs thriving, and strong community support, Lorne P-12 College continues to shine as a school of choice on the Surf Coast\u201d<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

As we head towards summer and warmer weather (it will come!), our minds should turn to water safety around our beaches, rocks and rivers. The recently released 2025 National Drowning Report identified 357 drownings in the last year, an increase of 27% on the 10 year average, with one third of all drowning deaths being aged 65 or older. Coastal locations accounted for 154 deaths (43% of the total) with rip currents being Australia\u2019s number one coastal hazard.<\/p>\n

To keep our families safe this summer, Surf Life Saving Australia advises us to:
\n\u2022 Always supervise children around water
\n\u2022 Learn swimming, water safety and lifesaving skills
\n\u2022 Wear a lifejacket when boating, rock fishing or paddling
\n\u2022 Swim at patrolled beaches between the red and yellow flags
\n\u2022 Avoid alcohol and drugs around water
\n\u2022 Check the conditions, including weather forecasts
\nWe are fortunate to have one of the best surf lifesaving clubs on the coast. Let\u2019s make their voluntary roles easier by following the simple rules above. While our beaches are beautiful and inviting, even our regular and strong swimmers and surfers know the dangers that exist. It is all our responsibility to call out inappropriate and unsafe behaviour when we see it. Let\u2019s make it a safe summer for us all.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n

Lorne Ward Events Calendar<\/strong><\/h1>\n

October<\/strong><\/p>\n

15-19 – UCI 2025 Gran Fondo World Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

19 – Amy’s Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo, <\/strong>cycling event on the Great Ocean Road www.amysgranfondo.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n

19 – Run the Marsh, 3km Walk,\u00a0<\/strong>2km and 5km fun run at 9am, Frogwood Arboretum, Deans Marsh<\/p>\n

25 – Women of Troy,\u00a0<\/strong>Anglesea Performing Arts group, 2 performances, 2pm & 7.30pm at Lorne Community Centre, www.trybooking.com\/DCWRE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hand-made in Stone The human hand is an extraordinary and almost magical tool. \u00a0I was reminded of this\u2014yet again\u2014as I watched some of our local skilled tradesmen building two sturdy, practical, and functional wooden structures from scratch to form the book-end bases for my new inclinator.\u00a0 However, without in any way diminishing their excellent work, […]<\/p>\n

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