Has Merivale’s gamble to open Italian powerhouse Totti’s in Lorne paid off?

Has Merivale’s gamble to open Italian powerhouse Totti’s in Lorne paid off?

While anything but local,this Sydney import is extremely fun,the food is delicious,and the view is damn near priceless.

  • byBesha Rodell

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‘It just felt special’:Billionaire peers buy up Lorne’s pubs
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‘It just felt special’:Billionaire peers buy up Lorne’s pubs

The local gossip is that when billionaire Justin Hemmes arrived in Lorne for the first time,he assumed the pub he had just bought was the grand building on the point – not the unassuming venue behind the surf club.

  • byCara Waters
‘Walloped’:A dozen rescued after heavy storm drenches Geelong,parts of Melbourne

‘Walloped’:A dozen rescued after heavy storm drenches Geelong,parts of Melbourne

There’s been widespread flooding in Geelong and thousands of properties in the area are without power after a severe thunderstorm lashed parts of Victoria

  • byCaroline Schelle
Falls Festival leaves Lorne behind in shift to the city

Falls Festival leaves Lorne behind in shift to the city

Having weathered COVID-19 lockdowns,Falls Festival returns this year at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

  • byMartin Boulton
‘Wake-up call’ for coastal planning as Lorne pier development rejected

‘Wake-up call’ for coastal planning as Lorne pier development rejected

A controversial waterfront development at Lorne’s pier has been knocked back,but the site is still in line for an overhaul.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Giant throne without pier heading for Lorne

Giant throne without pier heading for Lorne

Artist Stevens Vaughn’s ‘Throne of Potentiality’ rises higher than 4 metres with more than enough room to fit two adults sitting comfortably.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
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Lorne Pier to Pub moves online ‘due to developing COVID situation’

Lorne Pier to Pub moves online ‘due to developing COVID situation’

Organisers of the famous open-water swimming race have decided to cancel this year’s event and make it virtual

  • byCarolyn Webb andRoy Ward
Several regional towns on COVID watch after venues named exposure sites

Several regional towns on COVID watch after venues named exposure sites

Geelong,Lorne and Daylesford are among several areas where COVID cases have been detected,just as most of regional Victoria exited lockdown.

  • byRob Sharp
Lorne development raises fears of lost heritage

Lorne development raises fears of lost heritage

A popular pier-side restaurant and former fishing co-operative are to be demolished in the tourism hotspot of Lorne.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Police investigate 2018 Lorne festival sexual assault

Police investigate 2018 Lorne festival sexual assault

Sexual Crimes detectives have released an image of a man as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at Lorne in 2018.

  • byRachael Dexter
Lawn (and pasta) bowls at the Lorne Bowls Club
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Lawn (and pasta) bowls at the Lorne Bowls Club

There is something even better than standing barefoot on a bowling green in the sunshine sipping a beer - it's the food at the Lorne Bowls Club.

  • byDani Valent