Lorne Independent Wins Best Photograph At State Awards
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.
Giants Live Still In The Otways
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.
T37 RC Model Yachts
T37 RC model yachts are built from kits at the Lorne Mens Shed and sailed on the Erskine River. By David Lawler.
The winds on the infamous Erskine River can be quite treacherous for the T37 RC (radio controlled) yachts. Winds can vary from being in the doldrums to the roaring forties. Seasoned yachties battle these conditions with incredible skill. Well, luck can also help.
The Lorne Independent, 20 Years On
March 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of this publication – two hundred and forty editions, countless local issues, a chronicle of a town in evolution. Evolution matters: change is inevitable, adaptation crucial, but how a town changes and adapts to the altering mores, practices, needs, and expectations of its townsfolk-permanent or transient-matters most. By John Agar.