The Lakes Entrance community could not help but notice messages written on the windows of ambulances locally, and throughout Victoria. But what is it all about? Lakes Post spoke with paramedic and union representative at the Lakes Entrance Ambulance Station, Hugh recently.  He explained it is part of getting their message across to the general public about a crisis that is happening within...

A dramatic rescue occurred last week at the entrance in Lakes Entrance after a hire boat with six people on board came close to being dragged out to sea on the outgoing tide. A recreational boat witnessing the drama yelled out to the occupants to put their life jackets on and called Water Police and Lakes Entrance Coastguard. The Tommy Norton was berthed at Bullock Island and its crew also...

The Easter break followed by school holidays has kept Lakes Entrance and surrounding towns very busy with accommodation businesses and shops all reporting a busy four days over Easter and steady trade since. Silver Sands Tourist Park, in the middle of town, is one of the few independently-owned parks left and they reported as good as usual Easter. It has been owned by the Semmens family since...

Major upgrades at Bullock Island are complete with visitors now able to better enjoy this stunning location close to the famous entrance to Bass Strait. East Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Tom Crook said it has been great to see the completion of stage one of the Bullock Island Masterplan. "Bullock Island is now - with its shared trail system, picnic tables, seating, accessible boardwalk and...

The stars aligned for Lakes Entrance fishermen and the Lakes Entrance Fishermen's Co-operative just before Easter. Almost 50 tonne of seafood was unloaded on the Sunday prior to the Easter period which logistics coordinator at the co-op, Ben John, had not seen in his five years there. "It all lined up well for the fishermen with three days of flat seas and a full moon," Ben said. "This gave them...