‘Hectic and loose’:Towns brace for impact as schoolies celebrations kick off

‘Hectic and loose’:Towns brace for impact as schoolies celebrations kick off

Schoolies are booking accommodation up to two years in advance to party at some of the most sought-after destinations.

  • byAlex Crowe andMadeleine Heffernan

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Totti’s Lorne

Oceanfront juggernaut keeps on pumping.

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The type of place locals treasure and city dwellers pray for.

Award-winning chef Jo Barrett to close hatted Lorne restaurant Little Picket

Award-winning chef Jo Barrett to close hatted Lorne restaurant Little Picket

Riding high with a Good Food Guide hat,Victoria’s Chef of the Year is quitting the bowls club to tackle new projects.

  • byDani Valent
The popular coastal suburbs where property prices rose most in summer

The popular coastal suburbs where property prices rose most in summer

Some beach towns recorded consistently stronger price growth in the warmer months over the past decade than they did in spring.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

Generations of children bounced on the trampolines until they were abruptly closed in 2020,and a $500,000 insurance bill means they are unlikely to reopen this summer.

  • byCara Waters andMillie Muroi
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The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Lorne

The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Lorne

The first in our series on where to eat and drink in the summer hotspots of Victoria,here’s everything you need to know about the star of the Surf Coast.

  • byEllen Fraser andGood Food Guide reviewers
Seaside tavern from a high-profile chef will bring more sizzle to this holiday hotspot

Seaside tavern from a high-profile chef will bring more sizzle to this holiday hotspot

Clam Bar will offer oysters,hand-cut chips,fish sandwiches and wine,plus a rotating line-up of food vendors hand-picked by chef David Moyle.

  • byEmma Breheny
From couch to cinema,how this trio is making movies great again

From couch to cinema,how this trio is making movies great again

It’s not an arms race to the best technology,rather creating a community of like-minded people.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
How humble bowlo restaurant Little Picket bowled our critic over (and gained a hat)

How humble bowlo restaurant Little Picket bowled our critic over (and gained a hat)

The pretension is low but the quality is high at Jo Barrett’s charming restaurant that embraces homely bowlo awesomeness.

  • byBesha Rodell
Lorne seaside development languishes despite growing budget

Lorne seaside development languishes despite growing budget

Point Grey at Lorne has long been earmarked for development. So what is holding up progress at this site beside the pier?

  • byBenjamin Preiss