Friday night was the launch of Beyond The Fire, a seven-part documentary series being aired on Channel 10, that showcases the real heart of the humanity that came from the 2019/2020 Black Fire campaign.Danielle McAlpine Johnson of Cheeky Mac Productions and writer, director and producer of the series, was inspired when joining Gippsland farmers Clancy and Darcy McAlpine on a convoy of fifteen...

Schools in the Lakes Entrance area are all pleased to be back to a normal start to the year with no bushfires and hopefully no COVID-19 issues.Toorloo Arm Primary School started very smoothly welcoming 35 new students and their families to the school on the first day.“We also welcomed three new staff members Miss Amber Castleman, Mrs Jaclyn Costigan and Mr Davide Colombo to our teaching team,”...

Although opportunity shops in Lakes Entrance are grateful for donations, it is becoming more prevalent for unsuitable articles to be donated.“We are being forced to take up to 50 per cent of donated items to the tip,” Jan Hayes, who is manager at St Brendan’s Op Shop, said.During COVID-19 restrictions the shop was closed and signs put up asking people not to leave any donations at the site, but...

Member for East Gippsland, Tim Bull, accompanied Victorian Opposition Leader, Michael O’Brien, on a tour of East Gippsland last Thursday, which included two stops in Lakes Entrance.First stop was the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Co-Operative on Bullock Island where Mr Bull explained the dire need for the upgrade of the unloading facilities.Mr Bull pointed out the disrepair of the jetties,...

Beach Netball returns to Lakes Entrance’s Main Beach this weekend.Registrations have been strong despite COVID-19 restrictions, and organisers will ensure players remain safe and able to access sanitisation easily.“So far we have four under 17, five ladies and eight mixed teams registered,” Lakes Entrance netballAssociation’s Kylie Curnow, said. “We are looking forward to a great weekend after...