Lakes Entrance Surf Lifesaving Club did its bit to support fellow lifesavers at Mallacoota Surf Lifesaving Club on Saturday night.The Mallacoota township has been one of the worst affected by the bushfires, the town’s lifesaving club losing various pieces of equipment and resources that they require to provide patrols and also educate their next generation of lifesavers.On Saturday night, Lakes...

Two local ladies with a long association with the Lakes Entrance Post Office – Norma Fiedler and Eileen Willmott – had the honour of cutting a ribbon to mark the 150th birthday of the post office last Thursday morning.The cutting of the ribbon marked the start of the day’s trading at the Esplanade site.Mrs Fiedler’s husband, Norm, was a postie in Lakes Entrance and she also used to clean the...

Well-known family business, Peel’s Cruises, is in the lead up to its 100th birthday, which will be celebrated on December 14, 2020.Barrie Peel’s grandfather, Harold, established the business in Lakes Entrance after moving from Melbourne in 1919.He and his brother had a boat-building business in the West Melbourne canals and among many projects designed and built the first Jubilee yachts for the...

School is back and students and staff alike are loving it.Principal at Toorloo Arm Primary School, Kerry Hughes, is pleased with the smooth start to 2020.“We have 167 students enrolled into eight grades, with 20 new preps,” she said.It was a smoky day when the Lakes Post visited last week and children were staying indoors. Ms Hughes said the school monitors this and a decision is made on the...

Business & Tourism East Gippsland (BTEG) has entered into an informal arrangement with the Port Melbourne Business Association to help reinvigorate business in East Gippsland following the bushfires.The Port Melbourne Business Association is very keen to assist in any way possible and although details have not yet been worked out, executive officer for BTEG, Janet Burton, will be liaising...