Two new pedestrian crossings in Lakes Entrance should be completed by the end of the year in time for the busy summer holiday period.Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, secured funding of $5 million for improvements to The Esplanade as part of a $50 million upgrade of the Princes Highway, east of Sale.Mr Chester said the pedestrian crossings would better link the main shopping strip to...

More police in tourist areas during peak holiday periods, including Lakes Entrance, will be delivered under a Liberal Nationals Government.The Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, said the current guidelines that additional police had to be sourced from inside their own police region, was a ridiculous one for East Gippsland.“What that means is that additional police for Lakes Entrance...

At just eight years of age, Lakes Entrance young gun, Connor Guillot, recently represented Victoria in the Australian Junior Motocross Championship in Penguin, Tasmania.It takes nerves of steel, concentration and stamina to race a motorbike against other competitors, but to do it at just eight years of age also takes something very special.Connor finished 13th overall, with his best result of a...

The Float project at Lake Tyers Beach is inviting the world to its launch at Fisherman’s Landing Jetty, Mill Point Road, at 3pm on Saturday, December 1.After three years of hard yakka, the Float vessel is ready for visiting. Float has built a floating art studio (with accommodation for one) that will become an iconic destination for artists from around the world.The vessel offers workspace and...

The iconic paddle boats at the end of the footbridge in Lakes Entrance were packed up last Tuesday, leaving townspeople and tourists looking for answers. Lakes Entrance Paddle Boats and Catamaran Hire proprietor, Noel Manning, who has operated the business for 37 years, said he was very distressed over the episode. He was reluctant to share the finer details of why he had removed most of his...