Lorne

Ocean road or Great Ocean Road is divided into blocks of land in North Lorne with odd numbered blocks and South Lorne numbered with even block numbers.

22 Ocean Road South Lorne

Morva

In 1914 Edward Stribling built Morva at 22 Ocean Road South Lorne. Morva in the Cornish language means “the seaside” or “a place blessed by the sea”. The property has been through many different incarnations and now redeveloped as a private home.

: Morva, corner Ocean Road and Topp St Lorne, built in 1914, photo taken in 1920.

: Auction pamphlet for Morva

: Vera Lynn

: KONTIKI

: 22 Ocean Road S Lorne, Google photo 2025

The surf break in front of the Vera Lynn property is now known as Vera Lynn, or Shelley Beach. In 1996, the property became Cafe Elate. Read more, see John Agar’s article ‘Vera Lynn and Shelley Beach”, Surf Coast Times 7 March 2025, page 18.

35 Ocean Road North Lorne

North Lorne Bakery

: Old Bakery Great Ocean Road Lorne

: L & J Griffiths, General Store and Post Office, 1969

: Peter and Shane Wheal outside the North Lorne Post Office on the last day before closing on 30 Sept 1972.

: 1973

Sources:

Lorne Historical Society Collections