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...

Terry Ryan and Ryan Fordham were recognised as Lakes Entrance’s Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year for 2020 on Sunday.Once again the Lakes Entrance Lions Club held a friendly and enjoyable Australia Day ceremony and breakfast, which also tipped its cap to Event of the Year, Lakes Entrance Surf Lifesaving Club’s Gippsland Lakes Paddle Challenge.There was a large crowd in attendance at the...

Having been brought to its knees amid the bushfire crisis, Lakes Entrance bounced back to life over the Australia Day long weekend.Tourists and locals joined in festivities on the foreshore both Saturday and Sunday to celebrate Chinese New Year and Australia Day.Market stalls, food trucks, live entertainment, the ever-popular duck race and more, organised by Lakes Entrance Events, brought joy to...

Among the many businesses that are doing it tough in Lakes Entrance at the moment, the hire boats along Marine Parade are feeling the affects.With a heavy reliance on tourists, it is and will be, a struggle for their businesses.“We are basically holding out for Australia Day weekend,” Darren Fearnley, from Portside Hire Boats, said.“Our income is down 80 per cent.”There are many expenses the...

A group of East Gippsland locals came together last Wednesday night for a magnificent banquet feast at the Floating Dragon restaurant in Lakes Entrance.The group formed in response to the recent bushfires that have ravaged the East Gippsland region and economy.Spokesperson for the group, Kerrilee Kimber, said the idea to put some money back into the local economy, by filling a local restaurant,...