That time of the year is again approaching, when the Metung Primary School, in collaboration with the Lions Club of Metung, will again be hosting the Metung Fun Run, as its major annual fundraiser. This year the event is being held on Sunday, November 13, and there are, again, four different categories to choose from: the one kilometre Kids’ Colour Dash, for children aged 12 years or younger;...

"Fantastic", "very busy", "massive" - these were some of the words the shop and business owners of Lakes Entrance used to describe the recent school holidays which incorporated a four-day long weekend.Peter Yu and Christie Shao have just celebrated one year owning Fish-a-fare and described the two weeks as very busy. "We doubled our normal patronage," Peter said. Christie reported the grand...

While parents, students and community understand the last few years have been challenging for everyone, this is particularly true for kids, who have managed lockdowns, restrictions and remote learning, along with other hurdles.  This year Lakes Entrance Primary School has made an extra effort to engage and sup-port extracurricular opportu-nities which are so important to developing...

A move by the State Gov-ernment to make dinning and entertainment more affordable has received mixed reviews from eateries in Lakes Entrance. The government's dining and entertainment program - Eat, Play, Cash Back is designed to help Victorians save money on restau-rant meals, lives gigs and museum visits over spring and summer, while supporting hardworking businesses. The program, which has...

Lakes Entrance Newsagency is thrilled a Lakes Entrance woman has won first division in Tattslotto recently.  The winner attributed her $1,428,579.98 victory to her late brother’s beloved pet bird after telling the cockatiel she wouldn’t have to rehome it if she won division one. Confirming her win with an official from The Lott, the mother of two relayed how the sublime win came about. “I’m...