Point Grey Redevelopment – Lorne

Project background and status 

We are delivering three highly anticipated Geelong City Deal funded projects along the Great Ocean Road.  This includes the Point Grey Redevelopment in Lorne. 

The Point Grey Redevelopment is one of our highest priorities, and we are keenly aware of the strong community support to see this project succeed.  

Community engagement for the project has now concluded, following extensive consultation that informed the design and planning stages.

Feedback helped shape the final vision for Point Grey, ensuring it reflects community values and celebrates the site’s maritime, cultural, and environmental significance. 

With planning and design nearing completion, construction works are set to begin in early 2026. 

The project is funded through the Geelong City Deal. 

Key project information

Redeveloping Point Grey will create a unique experience for local residents and visitors, which will benefit the local economy and the Lorne and Surf Coast Shire community.

The redevelopment will provide new and improved facilities onsite, including;

• a new Lorne Aquatic and Angling Club building 
• improved parking and public open space, walking paths and new facilities for visitors and fishing
• recognition of the site's cultural, maritime and timber history
• a new Co-Op that includes a hospitality offering and new, accessible public toilets

The new Co-Op

Will include a new hospitality offering an accessible public toilet within the footprint of the 1949 original structure.

Reflects the original Co-Op in its size, shape and roofline, and we will be reusing elements such as old bricks and metal work wherever possible.

In mid-October, we increased the size of the hospitality space and reduced the number of toilets following feedback from the community on the concepts released in September.

We are also working with the Lorne Historical Society to incorporate display spaces for their use. 

The venue will have amazing views out to the pier, plenty of seats inside and out, and be located next to new public open areas with additional seating.

The new Angling Club (LAAC)

The new Angling Club will be a brand-new space for members featuring an outdoor area and a public fish cleaning station.

Public spaces and history

The project will deliver improved public spaces, walkways , traffic flow and parking.

We've also begun work on an art and history strategy.

This will map out how to incorporate signage, interior and exterior display, sculptures and other design features that highlight the area's cultural, maritime, and timber history - including how to include the restored pier crane and a restored couta boat. 

We are working with members of the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, the Lorne Historic Society, Friends of Lorne and local historians to develop this strategy.

If you would like to read through previous engagement materials or learn more about the engagement process, please visit the projects Have Your Say page: 

For general enquiries or to stay informed, contact: 

e: info@greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au

p: 1300 736 533 

Bushfire Place of Last Resort - Temporary Closure 

To allow for construction works, the site will be temporarily closed to the public and unavailable as a Bushfire Place of Last Resort. 

This means that from one week prior to Point Grey becoming a construction site – expected to be in February 2026 - until the redevelopment is completed, the foreshore area along Mountjoy Parade will serve as Lorne’s sole Bushfire Place of Last Resort.

Council approval is required to commission and decommission a Bushfire Place of Last Resort.

Once the Point Grey redevelopment is completed, the site will be assessed for suitability before Surf Coast Shire Council can recommission the site.

More information here.