Installation of screw piles for the boardwalk on the Esplanade between the Lakes Entrance Coast Guard building and Bank Jetty for East Gippsland Shire Council were 90 per cent complete late last week.The screw piles are for the boardwalk as part of the $1.36 million project.Screw piles have also been installed for the platform and ramp going down to the beach.The contractor experienced some...

The need for a positive and optimistic attitude in Lakes Entrance and more government investment in infrastructure and tourism promotion were key themes at a forum hosted on Sunday by Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester.Mr Chester convened the meeting at the request of several local business owners, concerned by the large number of business closures in recent months.It was attended by...

Community members in Lakes Entrance have pitched an idea, as part of the State Government Pick My Project program, to establish a plastic upcycling centre that transforms plastic waste into treasure.The Upcycled Plastics Discovery Centre, auspiced by not-for-profit employment services provider, Workways Australia, is based on the open source program Precious Plastics and aims to educate...

Visitors to Bullock Island will soon be able to watch the fishing fleet come and go through the entrance while sitting down at one of two new picnic tables, built by East Gippsland Specialist School students.Last week contractors were preparing the site to pour concrete slabs to accommodate the new picnic tables that will command uninterrupted views of the entrance and Gippsland Lakes.East...

It has been a long time coming for Lakes Entrance Football Netball Club, however it now gets an opportunity to end a long-standing senior football premiership drought.The Seagulls advanced to their first East Gippsland football grand final in 15 years with a comfortable 28-point victory over Wy Yung at Bairnsdale City Oval on Saturday.Lakes will take on minor premiers, Stratford, in this...