Lorne Historical Society News

1980

June 22, 2022 Lorne Leisure Centre opened.

1979

June 22, 2022 The Lorne Higher Elementary School enrolled students in Years 11 and 12 for the first time.

1978

June 22, 2022 The first stage of the Lions Elderly Citizens Village in Clissold Street opened.

1975

June 22, 2022 Sunday, 11th May, the Uniting Church was classified by the National Trust.

1973

June 22, 2022 The last of the bathing boxes removed from the foreshore.

1973

June 22, 2022 The township of Lorne declared “AN AREA OF NATURAL BEAUTY and SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE”.

1973

June 22, 2022 The State Government bought Erskine House from Mr. Hector Stribling. It was run under a Committee of  Management.

1972

June 22, 2022 Lorne Telephone Exchange went automatic.

1971

June 22, 2022 Lorne Opportunity Shop moved into their own premises, officially opened June 4th.

1970

June 22, 2022 All bathing boxes were permanently removed from the Lorne beach.