Following a series of community drop-in sessions held on Bullock Island from May to July, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and East Gippsland Shire Council developed a revised plan for works to upgrade the south west corner of the island.These works have now been completed and include installation of traffic control and parking signage, clearly defined parking...

A little citizen science has helped identify rarely seen male dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes.Dr Kate Charlton-Robb and her team from the Marine Mammal Foundation (MMF) visit the area every season as part of ongoing research and monitoring of the dolphin population in the Lakes system.“The Gippsland Lakes support a resident population of 63 Burrunan dolphins, but an annual winter influx...

Lakes Entrance Cricket Club is eyeing off a positive 2018/19 Bairnsdale Cricket Association season.After the absence of Scott Mundy the club has elected a new “A” grade captain in Englishman, Mark Hopgood.Lakes Entrance Cricket Club president, Ryan Hooper, is looking forward to seeing what Hopgood can bring to the side.“Scotty didn’t play with us for the second half of the season last year but...

Positive local businesswomen, Jamie Savory, is seeking community support in a commercial expression of interest process petition for the property owned by East Gippsland Shire at the top of Palmers Road, Lakes Entrance.Ms Savory said she believed the current shire building and land was being under-utilised and would be of significant benefit to ratepayers ideally leased long-term to a tourism...

A great community partnership between the East Gippsland Specialist School, Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, Gippsland Ports, DELWP and East Gippsland Shire has delivered new picnic tables at Bullock Island.As part of the progressive improvement to Bullock Island, Gippsland Ports donated timber from jetties and structures it removed from Nicholson, Johnsonville and Lakes Entrance and Mr Bull...