{"id":179990,"date":"2026-02-06T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=179990"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:20:49","slug":"committee-for-lorne-the-marion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/committee-for-lorne-the-marion\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee for Lorne: The Marion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marion<\/strong><\/p>\n

A piece of Lorne\u2019s surf and fishing history has arrived at the Men\u2019s Shed, via some exceptional organisation from the Men\u2019s Shed founding father and stalwart, Allan Walls.\u00a0 Over the next year or so, a superbly built little craft, the Marion, will slowly emerge from its near-forgotten and lonely obscurity on the lower level of Babington\u2019s old sawmill at Wymbooliel on the Benwerrin-Mt Sabine Road.\u00a0 Just like the ugly duckling became a beautiful swan, it will regain its grace through the largest renovation program the Shedders have yet undertaken.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ado\u2019 and the \u2018Marion\u2019<\/p>\n

In late 2021, the Lorne Historical Society arranged a mill site visit with its current owner, Adrian Elliott, to learn more about the 19th- and 20th-century Otway timber industry.\u00a0 Always a sucker for boats, I couldn\u2019t help but notice a dusty maritime relic tucked away on a lower level of the mill.\u00a0 I remember thinking \u201c… that\u2019s interesting … I wonder what it is?\u201d<\/em> \u00a0… then promptly forgot about it.<\/p>\n

A year or two later, when the Co-op discussions were in full swing, and the LHS suggested that a couta boat might serve as a fitting focus for a historical display, I recalled the old boat at the mill.<\/p>\n

Thinking it might be an option and knowing that Allan\u2014the human equivalent of a British bulldog who pursues his ideas with grim determination [ref: the Shedders bin lid project, or the Shed itself]\u2014was seeking a renovation project for the Shedders to sink their teeth into, I suggested the old boat might be worth a look.\u00a0 That was all it took.\u00a0 Allan was off and running.<\/p>\n

After a site meeting with \u2018Ado\u2019, and once the provenance of the old girl had been established, Stewart and Tony Stribling … the family had been original owners of the Marion [as we now knew her to be] … were contacted.\u00a0 Their individual insights follow\u2014each a golden memory of Lorne’s simpler times.\u00a0 I hope they will forgive my light editing of their responses.<\/p>\n

Stewart Stribling wrote the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cI went with my father, Hector, to a boat exhibition where he purchased the Marion. \u00a0I think he paid about \u00a350 for it.\u00a0 Hector already had two other wooden boats in Lorne.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember when a huge shoal of salmon or mullet were running, and Hector took out the Marion from the main beach.\u00a0 He strung a large net at the back of the Marion\u2014probably 100 yards long\u2014and he caught about 40 boxes of fish, which he then gave to the Lorne locals. \u00a0I remember Roy Harris being with him in Marion on this occasion.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hector loaned the Marion to the Lorne Surf Club for a couple of seasons, when Don Stewart was in charge of the Surf Club.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember when the Surf Club held a mini surf carnival at Lorne Beach. \u00a0Don took up the microphone and told the spectators to watch the Marion shoot the waves. \u00a0This occurred before Frank Beaurepaire donated the first surfboat to the Lorne club. \u00a0I remember Don explaining to the crowd that the club could not afford a surf boat and the Marion was the best they could do.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Don took the Marion out, he was the sweep oarsman while there were two rowers\u2014Roy Harris was one, but I cannot recall the other. \u00a0Don handled her well in the surf, and she was a very stable boat.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hector also loaned the Marion to several of Lorne\u2019s fishermen, as they liked shoaling nets from her.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am not sure why my father bought the Marion\u2014perhaps he just liked boats and fishing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tony Stribling\u2019s \u201cMarion Memories\u201d add further provenance:<\/p>\n

The “Marion” was British Seagull Outboard’s demonstration boat at the 1948 Melbourne Exhibition Buildings Boat Show when it slid down the stairs, damaging the rear of the keel.\u00a0 Henry Love and his friends used it as the Surf Club’s first surf boat\u2014though obviously [only] in small waves\u2014with a 3-person crew. <\/em>[Author\u2019s note: Don Stewart\u2019s use would likely have preceded Henry\u2019s].<\/p>\n

In my time [1960 onwards], it had a 5hp Seagull motor.\u00a0 This could be tricky to manage, but I soon learnt that when going over a steep wave and the bow lifted, the exposed spark plug at the stern would dip underwater, cutting the motor.\u00a0 I had to be ready to call to my two oarsmen to quickly extend the oars so we could get out past the front beach break. \u00a0At this time, it lived in my father’s pier-side boatshed along with his larger inboard clinker.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When Paddy Love retired [Paddy was Bill\u2019s brother and Henry\u2019s uncle], I would give him the boatshed key and the use of the Marion for his trips to the back of Point Grey. \u00a0He loved being back out to sea and looked after the dinghy as if it were his own. \u00a0After periods of low use, the hull would need to be filled with water for several days to swell its planking and make it water-tight.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember that Barry Morton and I would cover the floorboards with large flathead at the George mouth in quick time, though we would have thrown back today’s size fish.\u00a0 This must have been about 1964, before Barry tragically killed himself when speeding on the Deans Marsh Road.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Marion then sat unused on a trailer in the back shed at \u201cYuruga\u201d <\/em>[Author\u2019s note: Yuruga was the Stribling home next door to the Pacific Hotel, now just a fallow building site], as its 5-knot speed became an embarrassment in the speedboat era.\u00a0 When my brothers sold \u201cYuruga\u201d and its sheds in 2001, I was left with the task of clearing out any assets and removing the rest. \u00a0Adrian [Ado] Elliott\u2014who was involved with the Myer family at Benwerrin\u2014bought the Marion, intending to recondition her for use on a dam at the Myers’ short-lived Benwerrin retreat. \u00a0As that never eventuated, she was stored at Ado\u2019s old sawmill site.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As she is a classic-style dinghy with a significant history at the surf club, it would be great to prevent her from rotting away in a shed.<\/em><\/p>\n

When GORCAPA showed no interest or foresight in incorporating the renovated Marion in the \u2018new\u2019 Co-op building\u2014the first proposal\u2014Allan turned to Heath Armstrong, the current President of the Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club.\u00a0 Heath had no hesitation and promised the support of the club, pledging to fund the Men\u2019s Shed restoration project and proudly showcasing the finished Marion at the club as Lorne\u2019s first surf boat.<\/p>\n

The Shedders, the town, and the Stribling family are all profoundly grateful to Heath and the LSLC committee for their willing support and for providing a permanent future home for this exquisite craft.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Hello<\/p>\n

Well, quite a start to the year it has been thus far! \u00a0As well as our normal challenges of dealing with a huge influx of visitors (whom we love!), we have had to deal with bushfire threat, then flooding (minor in Lorne) and then bushfire threat again. \u00a0Thankfully no locusts or toads just yet! \u00a0But now we face an equally destructive threat to our businesses and our local economy, the misreporting and over catastrophising by mainstream media of the weather events which have recently impacted Surf Coast communities.<\/p>\n

I am in no way downplaying the severity of the bushfires and the floods, the destruction and pain felt by our inland and coastal communities, nor the personal loss and suffering of many. What I am criticising is the misreporting of the situation by mainstream media. \u00a0When incidents in the Otways are reported, invariably the towns of Lorne and Apollo Bay are rolled in even though there has been no direct (or indirect) impact to our communities.<\/p>\n

While the vision of a helicopter hauling battered cars and caravans out of the surf makes for good television, it also sends a signal to viewers that the whole Surf Coast is a disaster zone and to stay away. \u00a0When cub reporters, keen to make their mark, talk about the devastation in the region, do they or their bosses think about the impact their catastrophic reporting is having on our local businesses.<\/p>\n

For example, in Lorne the only ongoing impact of the bushfires and floods this summer is that one of our four caravan parks is closed. \u00a0Yet our local businesses are seeing substantial drops in patronage and revenue (in some cases more than 50%). \u00a0Many of these businesses rely on this time of year to fund them through the quiet times of the year ahead.<\/p>\n

I urge all media outlets to get their information from credible local sources. \u00a0I also urge the government to consider a voucher scheme to encourage visitors to visit and spend on the Surf Coast. \u00a0A modest amount of $10 million could provide 1,000 x $100 vouchers to be spent on the Surf Coast. \u00a0That would be a good start and would hardly dent our Federal and State budgets.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s get the message out there \u201cLORNE AND APOLLO BAY AND THE OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. \u00a0WE WANT YOU AND NEED YOU TO VISIT. \u00a0LOVE LORNE\u201d!<\/p>\n

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

Our cricketers had a resounding 161 run win against City United last Saturday at Stribling Reserve with stellar bowling performances from our young guns Zavier Hollmer (5\/18) and Jack Heathcote (2\/10). \u00a0Having secured their place in the finals with three games to go, the Dolphins are looking forward to a top of the table clash with Apollo Bay on Saturday February 14 for the Coastal Cup and annual Pink Stumps Day. \u00a0This special event is to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation. \u00a0It will be a great day for a great cause. \u00a0Tickets can be purchased through – https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/pink-stumps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n

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

February<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 Deans Marsh Vintage & Pre-loved Market, 10am<\/strong> \u2013 2pm at Deans Marsh Reserve<\/p>\n

March <\/strong><\/p>\n

22 Deans Marsh Festival,<\/strong> Live music, local harvest, market stalls, dog jumping, kids events and much more. 10am \u2013 3pm at Deans Marsh Reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Marion A piece of Lorne\u2019s surf and fishing history has arrived at the Men\u2019s Shed, via some exceptional organisation from the Men\u2019s Shed founding father and stalwart, Allan Walls.\u00a0 Over the next year or so, a superbly built little craft, the Marion, will slowly emerge from its near-forgotten and lonely obscurity on the lower […]<\/p>\n

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