The Lakes Entrance community should feel as though it is in good hands after a huge turnout to the Lakes Entrance Action Development Association (LEADA) town meeting last Thursday night.More than 300 people attended the meeting at the Mechanics Hall to hear what improvements will take place this year and what future plans East Gippsland Shire Council, represented by chief executive officer,...

Polling booths in East Gippsland opened this week to allow easy access for early voting, ahead of the May 18 Federal Election.For the first time an early polling booth has been established at the Lakes Entrance Mechanics Hall.When it opened on Monday morning, there was a steady stream of voters ready to fill out their ballot papers.Wendy Price and her husband, Frank, from Lake Tyers Beach, were...

As the date of the Victorian Government’s ban on commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes draws closer, residents of Lakes Entrance may be wondering what impact this might have on their town.Greens candidate for the federal seat of Gippsland, Deb Foskey, said that the government’s decision was made without consulting the professional fishing community and it has mounted no strong arguments to...

The Gippsland Lakes Paddle Challenge will be held this Saturday when a variety of crafts power their way across the Gippsland Lakes.The challenge has grown from 30 entries in its inaugural year (2011), to become Victoria’s premier multi-craft paddling event with more than 150 paddlers competing in each of the past three events.Crafts eligible to participate include surf skis, outrigger canoes,...

Lakes Entrance came together last Thursday to commemorate ANZAC Day at packed mid morning and dawn services. Lakes Entrance RSL Sub-Branch president, Terry Kavanagh, was thrilled to see a healthy crowd that was teeming with youngsters at each service.“The day went very well. Both services were well attended. By my estimates we had in excess of 300 people at the dawn service and more than 600 at...