The Regional Development Minister has offered to do no more than meet existing election commitments in response to calls for an economic stimulus package for Lakes Entrance following the Gippsland Lakes commercial fishing licences buyout.Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said he had written to the Minister seeking a funding boost for Lakes Entrance that matched, on an appropriate scale, the...

Lakes Entrance’s Amy Williams (nee Pilling) celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends.Last Saturday guests came from all around Australia including South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania to mark the special occasion.Cards from Queen Elizabeth II, Governor General David Hurley and Prime Minister Scott Morrison together with letters from other dignitaries really added to...

The Office of the Conservation Regulator (OCR) is urging the community to report information on illegally dumped rubbish found in the Colquhoun State Forest.Thousands of pieces of rubbish were illegally dumped along a 400 metre stretch of the Oil Bore Road in the Colquhoun State Forest, north west of Lakes Entrance earlier this month.The rubbish, mostly recyclable materials, was reported by a...

Repairs will be made to the Eastern Training Wall on the water at Lakes Entrance.State Government funding will see an upgrade of the breakwater wall at the entrance to make it safer for locals and visitors.Minister for Ports and Freight, Melissa Horne, announced $780,000 last week for the works, which will help secure access through Lakes Entrance.The entrance channel between the training walls...

Metung’s Lake King Back Beach is set for a $240,000 upgrade, with work to start next Monday.East Gippsland Shire Council mayor, Cr Natalie O’Connell, said stage one, to be completed prior to Christmas, will include earthworks and parking upgrades, the replacement and extension of the footpath network, and the installation of new barbecues and outdoor furniture. This will take six weeks to...