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Street art spectacular

Street art spectacular

Local artists were commissioned by the East Gippsland Shire Council to be involved in creating footpath artwork in Lakes Entrance as part of the East Gippsland Winter Festival. The festival took over Lakes Entrance at the weekend with the lantern parade on Saturday night attracting an enormous crowd to the area, helping kick off a busy start to the winter school holidays. The theme given to the...
Lighting up in Lakes

Lighting up in Lakes

The Lakes Entrance lantern  parade, market and food van festival was once again a huge  success last Saturday.  The East Gippsland Winter Festival event has taken on an important role in the community and is a celebration of not only winter, but the environment we live in. “It was a fantastic success, it is a good event for the town, shops and businesses,” chairperson of the LEADA...
Library proposal uproar

Library proposal uproar

The East Gippsland Shire is undertaking a review of its service centres across the shire with proposals to reduce operating hours of libraries a hot topic. In an online statement the shire states it is undertaking the review to ensure it balances community service proposition, looks at areas of under or over servicing, and addresses how it servcies growing service channels in a financially...
Lighting up for fireworks

Lighting up for fireworks

The Lakes Entrance Lantern Festival, which is organsied and run by LEADA Events in conjunction with East Gippsland Winter Festival, will be held on Saturday, June 25, with all funds raised going towards Lakes Entrance New Year’s Eve Festival. The program is packed with food and market stalls from 2pm through to 9pm. There will also be a stall selling lanterns and glow products, for those who...
Unmatched resilience

Unmatched resilience

Lakes Entrance Action Development Association's (LEADA) Business and Tourism Association hosted 80 business owners and locals for the Business Resilience Dinner last Thursday evening, with special guests Ben Pettengill and Mike Rolls, aka Legless and Blind. Ben, who at the age of 16 lost his sight overnight, and Mike, who became a double amputee after  contracting the deadly infection,...
Boat ramps set for upgrades

Boat ramps set for upgrades

Metung Shaving Point is set for a huge facilities upgrade.East Gippsland Shire Council has received a State Government grant worth $577,000 to redevelop facilities at the boat ramp with the existing concrete dual-lane ramp, jetties and floating pontoons to be replaced, while work to reduce sand build-up will also be undertaken, making launching and retrieving easier and reduce the frequency of...

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