Lakes Football Netball Club season got an East Gippsland football boost last Saturday with the Seagulls humbling last year’s preliminary finalists, Lindenow, by 65 points at the Lindenow Recreation Reserve.After an even first term which saw the Cats lead by a goal, the Seagulls turned up the heat in the second quarter kicking eight goals to one to be in control at half time by 44 points. First...

It's fair to say the weather gods have not been overly kind through Easter and the school holiday period. And it has people wondering what does Lakes Entrance - billed as a tourist town - offer when you can't get outdoors? Easter is renowned for its unpredictable weather and this year was no different, with the rain and wind keeping most indoors. Restaurants and accommodation houses reported...

With the closure of another banking facility in Lakes Entrance, businesses and the local community are up in arms at the non-negotiable situation abruptly put upon them.  The Bendigo Bank has announced it will close the agency operating out of Lakes Books and Games on June 30 this year. Agency principal Elaine Medhurst is left wondering how her customers will cope. With most being in the...

It was a sunny Sunday at the Lakes Entrance market as tourists and locals walked between the variety of stalls set up along the Esplanade. Curious shoppers were admiring the work of Lake Bunga woodmaker, Tom Russell, whose stall displayed an array of handmade objects meticulously crafted from an array of beautiful timbers. One woman expressed admiration at the intricacy of a carved jewellery box...

Gippsland Lakes Complete Health’s Jaquie Nethercote is one of 10 winners in the first Vic Kids Eat Well Awards, which recognises amazing efforts by organisations to provide healthier food and drink options for kids across the state.  These awards celebrate Victorian schools, out-of-school-hours care (OSHC), sports clubs, community organisations, local health promotion teams and individuals,...