Restaurants, takeaway venues, hotels and clubs have all had one thing in common over the past month – a chip drought. They have been in short supply due mainly to flooding in potato growing areas in most states in Australia. Farmers have had to put new crops in which has left a gap in supply causing the traditional summer meal of fish and chips to be appreciated even more. Lakes Entrance venues...
A whale carcass that washed in through the channel at Lake Tyers Beach last week has been causing great interest to local residents. It is now stuck in the lake as the entrance has closed. The carcass is approximately seven metres long and although in a decomposed state the spine and blubber is still evident. Many swimmers in the lake are unaware the whale is there because it is caught in...