Lorne Victoria Australia

Lorne people with family names starting with C.

• Carlton, Janelle
• Chambers, John and Robin (2017)
• Chapman, Jillian (2017)
• Clifton, Jane (2016)
• Clissold Family
• Clucas, Lynette (2016)
• Coleridge, Edward and Susan
• Collins, Daryl (2016)
• Costello, John and Tess (2017)
• Coulston, Sam (2017)
• Coy, Robert
• Crabbe, Nora
• Crookshanks, Michael (2016)
• Crosbie, Josh (2016)
• Cuffe, Jeffery (2018)
• Curnow, Callan

Carlton, Janelle (2016)

Janelle Carlton (2016)

One day I would love to live here, Janelle remembers telling her family as a youngster when they spent Easter holidays in Lorne. Her dream came true five years ago when she moved here permanently.

Janelle was born and educated in Melbourne. Despite her English teacher’s urging to pursue an obvious writing talent, she chose to travel.   After six months in New Zealand she returned to Melbourne and found work in a pharmacy. Soon after she met her partner, had three children and established their own business. When that didn’t quite go as planned Janelle left and relocated to Lorne where her wider family was already living.

She has worked in hospitality since she arrived in Lorne. Most will know her lovely friendly face helping out at The Aquatic Club and the Lorne Hotel. During our once a year wager over Cup week she rescued us from the anxiety and frustration we were experiencing with the ‘new to us’  betting ATMs.  She did it with charming and patience of Job.

Janelle still loves to write. She has composed lots of poetry and knows that when she has the time the book bubbling inside her will one day be put on paper . She reads widely.

She and her two boys are very happy living here. Lorne is one big happy family in a perfect location .

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Chambers, John and Robin (2017)

Robin and John Chambers, (2017)

“The last time I died was two years ago,” John tells me casually and goes on to describe the life- saving qualities of having his own inserted defibrillator.  The last eleven years have been a challenge for him with heart issues but worse is the frustration of having to curtail his passion participating in active sport and become a spectator. Apart from skiing, golf and AFL football, he now has soccer on his list because of a granddaughter in the Olympic U/14 Development Program in the USA.

Robin and John met at Hampton High School and went on to Toorak Teachers College together. John’s first appointment was to Lavers Hill.  They married 56 years ago, had three boys and now have five grandchildren.

Promotions throughout John’s career led to a position as advisor to the Philippine Government on restructuring technical and vocational education. Another teaching highlight was an exchange year in Toronto, Canada. He was one of the six Australian teachers chosen to go to Canada on this one year initiative; the exchange included houses, cars and jobs, however not families, they went too.

In the 1970s Robin and John were part of a group of 16 families who formed a cooperative to build a ski lodge at Falls Creek. Most were teachers but they intentionally included an architect, an engineer and a plumber.  Chorki Ski Club was the result.

As well as themselves, it was planned to accommodate school groups. Interesting to note the first to use it was the Lorne School.

Today 20 families own Chorki. It is run to the original formula now incorporating the following generations. All parents are known by their Christian names because when ‘Mum’ or ’Dad’  was called, confusion reigned when all parents responded.

This amazing group also owns Springlea in Lorne, a summer holiday house run on similar lines. The children of these families are close; they have skied and surfed together from the outset.

Robin and John bought their own house in Lorne 26 years ago and have lived permanently here for 20 years. They escape north for part of every winter. Robin loves having family and long time friends to stay. They enjoy travelling to North America to visit family but necessarily more recently it’s more around Victoria .

Robin describes themselves as ‘political junkies ‘. They especially like to keep up to date with State and Federal affairs.

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Chapman, Jillian (2017)

Jillian Chapman

It doesn’t matter what angle you come into Lorne it is just beautiful says Jillian with passion. Of course most of us know exactly what she is talking about.

Introduced to the town by her partner for holidays originally, she has retired here. She wasted no time in involving herself in the community. In fact she and her partner, Alvis, a keen tennis player, run the popular Hot Shot program at the Country Club for those from Kindergarten age upwards.

Although I have played tennis all my life, he is the expert and I am the organiser.

She loves her volunteer community work. The list is long. I’m a bit old for the CFA trucks but I’m on the Fire Brigade Auxiliary. She really enjoys her time helping at the Information Centre, with FOPA, Amy Gran Fondo and Lorne Sculpture Biennale. With others, she is working on a program to reform the safety of all road users of the Deans Marsh-Lorne Road.

Melbourne born, bred and educated, she has had a varied career.  In nursing-on and off, real estate, crisis counselling and training and disability services instructor are some of the areas she has been employed. She is well qualified for the baby sitting she does for families in the town and although she doesn’t have a dog, she loves to mind other people’s.

Jillian and Alvis have travelled widely – France, Spain, Latvia, Finland, China and Italy included.  Since Alvis was an architect, they have also taken architectural tours which to Jillian’s surprise, she loved. Although challenging they made a bike tour of the Pyrenees. It was phenomenal . Next on the list is a Jewels of Europe Tour which will include plenty of cycling.

Walking on the beach, reading and travelling to Melbourne regularly to catch up with her two children and two grandsons takes up any spare time she has.

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Clifton, Jane (2016)

Jane Clifton, 2016

Yes, even in Paris one can get homesick. After two years working in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, for a French multinational, Jane was ready to come home.

Melbourne born and educated and having trained as a chef, her career took various detours before ending up in Human Resources. She transitioned from a vocational career where her passion was training apprentices and “mis en place” to teaching commercial cookery in Victorian prisons and at TAFE obtaining a tertiary qualification in Adult Education along the way. She later moved into the corporate sector and for 15 years worked in a number of roles with Sodexo. She rose through their ranks earning positions from HR Director in Australia, HR Director for Asia Pacific (including two years in Singapore) to Global VP of Talent which took her to Paris for two years.

On her return she made Lorne her home base. Attempts to work from here became too difficult so at the ripe old age of 49 she resigned.  She quickly filled her new found spare time with a range of activities including becoming a member of the Lorne CFA and helping Eddie Babbington in various Lorne gardens. She embraced the Lorne Community and got to know many people.

Jane also joined the Great Ocean Road Cyclists (GORCs) and admits to becoming totally addicted. The cycling community on the GOR is made up of a wonderful group of people from all walks of life; we are connected by our love of cycling and stay in touch via email and Facebook. Besides a regular weekend ride, the GORC host a range of events throughout the year such as the GORC Classic – a 120km six person time trial starting and finishing in Lorne which attracts 100’s of riders from all over Victoria, a Good Friday 2.4km swim, a team triathlon, an annual golf tournament and frequent weekend drinks and impromptu dinners.

She enjoys travel and her itinerary is always designed to include a cycling experience. This year I had the trip of a lifetime. 15 of us rode from Barcelona to Rome.

During her two year sabbatical Jane enrolled in the Business School at Melbourne University, graduated with a Masters of Enterprise. She is now working as the HR Director for LeasePlan in Melbourne. Every weekend is still spent in Lorne in the house they bought years ago when school fees for her two daughters were out of the budget.

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Clucas, Lynette (2016)

Lynette Clucas (2016)

Lynette moved from Melbourne to finish her last 2 years of high school in Geelong. She thought about becoming a teacher, before as she puts it, she ‘was distracted’ and studied nursing at Geelong Hospital instead. After graduation she became friends with a nursing student, whom she later realised had been in her English class in year 12. They married and had two children.

A switch from nursing to study fashion at The Gordon changed the direction of her life.  Mid studies she took time out to travel with the family through Europe and Asia for a year. Clearly not disadvantaged she went on to win (The Wool Corporation’s) Young Designer Award for women’s wear in her final year.

Encouraged by her award and new passion and despite a recession, Lynette opened her own studio space in Melbourne. She spent seven years in Flinders Lane producing one-off contemporary tailored designs for private clients. At the same time she began working at Festivals (including Rock above the Falls), selling sunglasses.

In 2000 she set up a boutique in Centre Place off Flinders Lane called Fokus. For 16 years she supported local designers and sold avante guard accessories, including jewellery and specialised in eyewear. She launched her own label AGENDA in 2007 – a range of unisex leather bags (and compendiums). The designs were her own; she had them made in Williamstown and sold them in Fokus.

Around this time she purchased ‘a Funky Factory in Fitzroy’ and undertook a major renovation. By 2012, Lynette began looking around for a change.

Her son, Josh, had moved to Kennett River. Visits there revived fond memories of coming to Lorne as a teenager and falling in love with the forest meeting the sea. A sea change was back on her agenda.

This year she bought a house in Deans Marsh, initially as an investment, but which quickly became a lifestyle change. She sold her factory and moved down.

Lynette who happens to also play the flute is hoping to join the Colac band and has been seconded to sing with the local choir. She loves the arts, music and dancing.

With a special interest in things connected to the meaning of life she feels very comfortable with where she is at in her new place with her new puppy!

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Coleridge, Edward and Susan

Susan and Edward Coleridge live on a farm west of Ballarat, but they and their sons, Fred and Alex, consider Lorne a second home. Susan’s family, the Hurleys, have a long connection with the town and have been spending summers here since the 1960s.

Susan began her career as a secondary English teacher. She taught for a few years in country areas, then at Lauriston Girls’ School in Armadale. When the Coleridges lived at Deans Marsh, Susan taught for a while at Geelong Grammar. She now teaches Professional Writing and Editing at Federation University in Ballarat. Her early teaching career was often interrupted by overseas trips and working holidays, usually in the UK and Europe.

Edward, whose roots are in the West Country of England, originally trained as an architect and came to Australia on the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage in 1988. At sea he gained the role of the unofficial fleet artist, thus avoiding tedious deck duties, and exhibited his paintings in both Sydney and Melbourne during the Bicentenary celebrations. Then he met Susan and when he eventually returned to England he was a married man, and it was from their new home in a log cabin near Deans Marsh. Although Edward has recently embarked on a Ph.D., he continues to paint the landscape.

At home they struggle to control their rural garden, which has spread into the adjoining paddocks and enjoys views of Lake Burrumbeet and the tail end of the Great Dividing Range. Susan likes planting trees and mowing, while Edward tries to create sight-lines in the landscape, keep the home dam weed-free and their sheep happy.

Susan stays fit by walking, swimming and playing tennis, while Edward bikes after the dogs, Samba and Mungee, and runs up the hills of Lorne.

Retirement is not on the agenda but if it ever is, Susan said Lorne would be an attractive option.

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Collins, Daryl (2016)

Daryl Collins, 2016

A country boy from Hopetoun, Daryl worked with BHP for 35 years after graduating from Geelong Grammar and Melbourne University. His various jobs took him all over the world and around Australia. After leaving BHP he worked as a CEO for a corporation in Melbourne before retiring in 2011.

Surprisingly he still loves to travel, except it is for pleasure or to visit family living overseas.

In 1970 he married Maureen, had four children who have produced ten grandchildren. After returning from living in San Francisco in 1998, Daryl and Maureen purchased a property in Smith Street. In 2004 they demolished the house and built two houses – one of which they occupy today. When in Victoria they spend as much time in Lorne as they can. In winter they escape to Palm Cove for a few months.

From an early age Daryl spent holidays in Lorne with his family in a caravan and then occasionally  visited relatives before he bought a house of his own.

He is a member of local sporting clubs and supports the Lorne Hospital. He loves reading, walking, golf, the beach and gardening while down here and even tries a bit of cooking .

If Daryl has a passion it is a zest for life and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

 He has a network of old friends who have houses in Lorne.

“ Lorne is a special place and I feel very attached to it.”

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Costello, John and Tess (2017)

John and Tess Costello

John joined the Police Force at age 19 after unsuccessfully applying to be a cadet patrol officer in N.T. “It was just as well because I couldn’t ride a horse anyway ! ” . His career of 30 years was served in Melbourne and Bendigo.

Tess, a graduate of Bendigo and Melbourne Teachers College, enjoyed a long teaching career, retiring only when she was 65.  She loved the year she taught in Nauru in 1958 when it was a peaceful location. Tess met John while at college and they married in 1959. They produced five children who have blessed them with 14 grandchildren. Tess and John love their involvement with them all.

Both visited Lorne in their youth during the halcyon days of the Guest Houses in summer. Though they attended the dances each put on, they didn’t come across each other. John stayed at Yendoloch, Tess at Kalimna and later on at Carinya.

Tess recalls working one year as a waitress at the Pacific Hotel in 1954 when it was owned by Ron Todd.  “We were not allowed to enter through the front entrance, mix with the guests or go to any of the dances”. She remembers how the fishermen would come to the kitchen every day and show their catch to the chef to choose what she wanted. “ Many of the fish were still wriggling “.

Tess and John have lived in Bendigo since 1973 when John was transferred from Melbourne. Holidays are spent in Lorne at Mantra where their son has accumulated enough accommodation for the extended family to be able to enjoy special times together.

John is a one eyed St Kilda supporter. Tess “loves” going to the races and is a member of a book club.

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Coulston, Sam (2017)

Sam Coulson (2017)

Sam was brought up on the family farm outside Birregurra with his parents and brothers, Bill and Robin. He attended Winchelsea primary school before attending Geelong College as a boarder. He remembers holidaying in Lorne in his very early years and has been a regular ever since, building a home and eventually retiring here.

After leaving Geelong College he completed an Associate Diploma of Mechanical Engineering at the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong, whilst also working as a live-in House Master at Geelong College.

Upon graduating he accepted employment with Ford Motor Company, thinking he would work there “for a couple of years experience.” He retired from Fords forty years later! During those years Sam, and his wife Ingrid, travelled extensively in every Continent, except Antarctica, including periods of residency in Korea and Taiwan. His ‘Product Development’ roles included being Principal Engineer for the range of Mazda based Ford vehicles (extensive visits to Japan), and the design and development of his ‘baby’, the Ford Festiva. Repatriating to Australia in 1991 he became involved in Vehicle Safety and Emission standards during which time he chaired the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (peak Australian vehicle manufacturers body) Technical Committee. This led to Ford World Headquarters appointing Sam as Regional Manager for Asia Pacific.

Sam has been keenly involved with the Lorne Bowls Club, serving as Treasurer for seven years and President for three, and has been fortunate to be involved in several premiership teams. He was honoured with Life Membership in 2014.

Ingrid, an English lecturer at the Gordon Institute before being seconded to Deakin University, met in Geelong and were married in 1977. Ingrid also enjoys her involvement with the Bowls Club, and other Lorne organisations. Their daughter Annabelle and her husband, Marcus, live in Melbourne. Sam is the currently Treasurer of the Lorne RSL Sub-Branch, and of the Lorne Anglican-Uniting Church.

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Crookshanks, Michael (2016)

Michael Crookshanks (2016)

Mick says his career in hospitality probably began at age 15, washing dishes as a part time kitchen hand.  Now assistant manager of The Grand Pacific, it is clear much has happened in between.

He grew up and went to school in Melbourne. His first job was in an Essendon restaurant; the next was at The Hard Rock Café when it opened in 1995. Three months later he commenced a hospitality traineeship, with the ALH Pub Group. Management jobs at various venues followed until he moved to The Tooheys Group; a few years later he was employed  as bar manager at a city nightclub and then with that company’s new wholesale liquor business.

Mick’s next move was to Queensland.  At first he managed pubs in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, then transferred to Surfers Paradise to be close to the surf. Before long, he returned to Melbourne and worked for a construction company as a labourer and tradies’ assistant for three years.

In the summer of 2009, responding to a Lorne friend’s call for help, he worked at B-Bar and grill (now known as the ‘Lorne Beach Pavilion’). After the summer, Mick decided ‘to pack up his life’ and booked a ticket to London. Not one to stand still, Mick used the six months before his planned departure, to take up an offer in Perth to run a backpackers’ hostel. When he finally arrived in the U.K., he found a great job with a team who had the contract to lay the athletics track for the 2012 London Olympics.

However, a visit home for Christmas in 2011 ended with a major change to his plans, when once again he agreed to help out as bar tender at The Pavilion.  Mick has been in Lorne ever since.

His interests include music, playing the guitar and sharing good wine and food with friends.  He likes to stay active and enjoys surfing and a hit of golf. His parents are Alpaca breeders and he helps them on their farm when he can.  He is just back from Sri Lanka so I suspect he likes to travel as well.

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Crosbie, Josh (2016)

Josh Crosbie, 2016

At the ripe old age of 30, Josh decided on a tree change and moved his family and Architecture/Project Management practice from Geelong to Kennett River and then a few years later, to Lorne.

After graduating from Deakin University he says he was fortunate to start his career in Melbourne at the ‘pointy end’, working long hours on high profile commercial jobs. But after six years or so he realised that the ‘hustle and bustle’ wasn’t the life for him. Besides, he saw it would be impossible to pursue his passion for high end adventures at the same time. These include rock climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding and BASE jumping all around the world. Not to mention mountain biking, hiking and cycling (he enjoys riding for Lorne in the annual Murray to Moyne event- and sponsors it too).

Now, in his smartly renovated Lorne house, his office is his computer. His consultancy provides clients with advice before purchasing property (completing risk assessments and analysing development potential), building design, town planning, procurement and project management.  He is involved with the rebuilding of many houses in Wye River and Separation Creek.

Time for Community work? Oh yes. Josh’s firm has recently completed the master plan for the Lorne P-12 College, is working on the masterplan for the Lorne Lions Village and is assisting the RSL with a landscaping plan of the Memorial Park. He completed the design for the recent addition to the Wye River Surf Club also.

Who said men can’t multi-task?  Josh is also husband to Anna, father to three boys, co-keeper of their dog and rabbit, apiarist to a beehive on their roof (harvesting honey three times a year), member of the Lorne football team (and occasional player) and a keen traveller. He has visited most of the Victorian snow fields already this year.

He is, in his own words, ‘ridiculously busy’ and yet his disposition is calm, warm and competent. I asked (almost jokingly), was there anything else he still wanted to do. Silly me! “I want to climb my first unguided 8,000m peak in northern Pakistan, to jump the huge cliffs of Norway, learn to play the guitar and to speak Spanish.”

Why not I thought.

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Cuffe, Jeffrey (2018)

Jeffery Cuffe, 2018

Those who frequent The Swing Bridge Café will recognise Jeffrey’s happy face at once. He is the epitome of ‘service with a  big smile and here is his story.

Jeffrey was born and educated in Brisbane. “I spent 12 months floating around when I left school before deciding to go to Aspen, USA, to snow board. That’s where I met Sarah and Jorge Guerrero and they have been my best friends ever since.  Jeffrey’s five months at the ski resort were followed by a stint in UK, but says that most of the work he found was to facilitate a snow boarding lifestyle.

Five years ago, in the middle of our winter, Jeffrey came to Lorne for the first time, to visit Jorge. Even in the cold, as happen to so many, he fell in love with the location. Just over 12 months ago he chose to have a change of lifestyle and moved to Lorne, where at first he helped out at the café but is now an employee. This is a considerable change in career path as well, for Jeffrey spent five years working as an electrician and instrumentation technician in coal seam processing plants, mainly in Queensland and including Roma, Dolby and Curtis Island. However, the bright side was that after 3 weeks of work he went to Bali for one week. He rented a house there and when it pleased him, could stay for longer periods. He also took time off to visit Lorne and has enjoyed watching the Guerrero children grow up. He says they are like family and feels so lucky to have such wonderful friends. He is considering being based in Lorne permanently.

Since moving to the surf coast, surfing has become the driving force in Jeffrey’s life. He has discovered all the best spots for waves. He does admit though that since the age of 15 he also has had a passion for golf and regularly plays locally.

So what about snow boarding ? “Well since I’ve discovered surfing it’s on hold. If I travel it will have to be where there is surf “.

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Curnow, Callan (2016)

Callan Curnow, (2016)

Lorne is welcoming a new kid on the block. On August 1 Callan is opening his Surf Coast Technology and Gadget Guru shop under the Cumberland. A long time addict of anything technological he has decided to turn his acquired skills into a business. “I love finding out how things work and fixing things -anything from computers, cars, phones and I love making circuits for generators”.

Callan was born and educated in Melbourne. After finishing school he moved to Queensland, working in hospitality for 18 months before returning to enrol in a diesel mechanic apprenticeship program. The next ten years were spent as a professional DJ until he decided “it was too much of a good thing” and resumed work in the field in which he had qualified.  A back injury was to interrupt furthering this career but he had discovered the technical and computer side of the business really appealed to him. During his prolonged recovery and unable to work, he tapped into telecommunications and network engineering gaining valuable experience .

Two years ago he met his fiancée Di who at the time was working at Chopstix. He soon tired of travelling to Lorne to see her and moved down permanently. When she took him home to South Africa to meet her parents, he took her to the top of Table Mountain in Capetown and proposed.

“Lucky for me she said yes.”

Callan’s second passion is writing music. He plays the guitar.

Before his injury he loved water sports and snowboarding and rues the possibility he may not get to do any of them again. He has visited many countries and looks forward to the future when he and Di can travel together.

Since living in Lorne he has been using his knowledge to help locals with Mobile Phones, TV and aerial installations and IT issues. Willing to assist the community, he has already been helpful at The Men’s Shed.

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Sources

• Lorne Historical Society Collections
• Surf Coast Times, Committee for Lorne Page, Community Profile by Cynthia Wynhoven.