The owner of the Metung Hotel, David Strange, didn’t waste time in opening the doors of the popular pub, with its glamorous views over Lake King, once COVID restrictions were lifted. Following Victoria’s fifth lockdown, Mr Strange has become familiar with the strategy in quickly reopening after each period of hibernation. Not that he likes it. Nor does the shutdown routine fit comfortably with...

The Victorian Community Achievement Awards has officially finished the statewide search for community contributors and a couple from Toorloo Arm has been nominated. Stan and Ann Barker have been nominated for the Community Hero Award which acknowledges those making a significant contribution at a local level in regional and rural Victoria. It acknowledges those everyday people doing...

Seeds were sown for advocating for the current wave of Lakes Entrance infrastructure projects at a well attended public meeting back in late 2014.   After Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association (LEADA) was reformed it was able to build upon the ideas put forward at this meeting.  The concentration was on projects that the community had identified that would give Lakes...

Local football will return this Sunday with the East Gippsland Junior Football Association finals getting underway under strict COVID guidelines.The weakening of restrictions at 11.59pm on Tuesday meant community sport could return with numerous rules to follow.East Gippsland Football Netball League and Gippsland league will return to action a week later on August 7, with revised fixtures for...

Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, Cindy McLeash, visited last Tuesday and met with Lakes Entrance business owners and members of the Lakes Entrance Action Development Association Business Tourism and Events (LEADA BTE) committee. The meeting saw a diverse range of subjects covered to familiarise the MP with the area. She was interested to see how COVID lockdowns are affecting...