Friends Of Lorne

December 2023. Population growth and Shire plans for additional housing; water planning for Lorne; AGM report; reviewing planning applications; our magpies.

May 2023. Microgrids & energy security; native title in local region; current status of Point Grey; planning applications process; how animals drink. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_may_2023/

January 2023. Using iNaturalist; January events; coastal vegetation & Lorne’s foreshore; use of surf cams that screen live footage; housing essential workers; nature strips; water supply; making FoL stronger; caterpillar palates. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_january_2023/

July 2022. Affordable housing, sculpture biennale, coming event – tree webinar, Great Ocean Road coastal walk, Point Grey, Great Ocean Road Communities Network (GORCN), identifying Lorne’s gum trees. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_july_2022/

January 2022. Pt Grey, worker accommodation, water supply, structure plan loopholes, rufous bristlebirds, huntman spiders. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_january_2022/

September 2021. Coastal erosion, Lawrie Baker tribute, southern right whales, Pt Grey, economic development strategy, review of wildlife Act, Lorne Hotel sold, platypus monitoring. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_september_2021/

May 2021. Pt Grey, renewable energy in Lorne, sea foam. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_may_2021/

October 2020. Forest fires, evidence based planning, Pt Grey, transsexual fish. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter_october_2020/

July 2020. COVID, Friends of Lorne history, Pt Grey decision, Erskine Paddock, renewable energy, Lorne by numbers, GORCAPA starts, sugar gliders. Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/newsletter-july-2020/

April 2020. COVID, change of rules, Pt Grey, Committee for Lorne, re-inventing tourism, mopokes (owls). Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/april2020.html

January 2020. Fishing history, poetry prize, support from CBA, cowries (shellfish). Link https://friendsoflorne.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/newsletter_jan_2020.html