Children have returned to classrooms in a smooth and orderly fashion is the report from local schools. Toorloo Arm Primary School welcomed 19 new prep students and their families on day one and they were ready to go. "All students returned eager to explore their new classroom environments, jump back in to the learning routines and meet up with their friends," Toorloo Arm principal, Kerry Hughes,...

The Lakes Entrance Amateur Basketball Association (LEABA) will host a club coaching course on Sunday, February 19. The course will be conducted at the Lakes Entrance Youth and Recreation Centre between 10am and 4pm. Basketball Victoria and LEABA highly recommend that any coach, both domestic and representative who has not yet completed this course, attends and obtains this accreditation....

Australia Day drew a large number of visitors to Lakes Entrance, Lake Tyers Beach, Metung and surrounds with most turning it into a four-day weekend.  There was a steady stream of traffic from Wednesday evening with some motorists citing it took them six hours to travel from Melbourne to Lakes Entrance. The long weekend kicked off the successful Australia Day celebrations on the foreshore...

Construction on the redevelopment of the iconic Slipway site is underway. A building permit was issued in December and now the redevelopment looks set for completion by midyear. The site operated as a slipway from 1948 through to 2005, when operations were transferred to a new Bullock Island Boat Yard facility. It has remained largely unused for the past 15 years. Redevelopment of the Slipway...

Australia Day in Lakes Entrance will see a fun-filled afternoon and evening of celebrations beginning at 2pm on the foreshore. Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association (LEADA) is once again organising something for everyone with food and market stalls set up along the esplanade, live music, Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony and the popular Duck Cup. The evening will finish with a...