Lorne Historical Society News

1962

June 21, 2022 First houses were connected to the new sewerage system.

1962

June 21, 2022 The first Lorne Opportunity Shop opened in late 1962, under the old Cumberland Hotel.

1962

June 21, 2022 The CBA bank began operating in Lorne, was formerly SSB.

1961

June 21, 2022 The Lorne Angling and Aquatic Club began. A boat ramp was built in 1962.

1961

June 21, 2022 Football Oval moved from the foreshore to the Stribling Oval.

1961

June 21, 2022 Saturday 10th June, Lorne Infant Welfare Centre and Kindergarten reopened in Smith Street.

1960

June 21, 2022 February, Lorne Aquatic Club opened.

1959

June 21, 2022 Sunday 15th November, new Ambulance Station in William Street opened.

1959

June 21, 2022 Sunday 8th March, the Lorne Community Hospital opened in a refurbished home previously owned by Mrs. Edward Manifold.

1958

June 21, 2022 Groyne on beach built to prevent soil erosion.