Lorne Victoria Australia

Sport has historically been part of Lorne. From the earliest day Lorne has a football team that played on The Flat. During the guesthouse boom many guesthouses played inter-guesthouse sports.

Some Lorne sporting clubs include:

Cricket Club

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Football and Netball Club

The Lorne Football Club was formed in 1896 with the first game being played against Deans Marsh in May 1897. Until 1919 the club would challenge Deans Marsh, Apollo Bay or some local team made up from the guesthouses, sawmill teams or whoever was available. The Shire of Winchlsea Football Association was formed in 1919,...
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Lawn Bowls Club

The first Bowling Club was formed in 1954 on the foreshore near the Surf Life Saving Club. There were two bowling Greens before the Lorne Bowls Club. The first was built at Erskine House in 1920 and the second on the southern side of Gay Street, a single rink built by Len Allen on part...
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