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For the first time in many years, all the dolphins have their FINS UP and are swimmimg to Victory !!
The Lorne Independent featured an amazing flooding of the Erskine River on January 22nd. After a nervous week fearing fires, the heavens opened on one mountain in the Otways and within hours all the rivers fed from there became ferocious torrents carrying years of debris before them. - an image captured by local photographer Janet Goud
The Lorne Independent has been recognised at the annual Community Newspapers of Victoria Awards, taking out the Best Photograph category for its September 2024 cover - an image captured by local photographer Amber Noseda of Great Ocean Photography.
Recently Landcare in Apollo Bay took a group of interested people on an exciting trip to see some well hidden and forgotten giants still growing in the Otways. Mountain Ash trees are the second-tallest in the world, surpassed only by the coastal Redwoods of the USA. Found exclusively in Victoria and Tasmania, they can reach heights of 80–100 metres. A truly precious part of our landscape.