Seeds were sown for advocating for the current wave of Lakes Entrance infrastructure projects at a well attended public meeting back in late 2014.   After Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association (LEADA) was reformed it was able to build upon the ideas put forward at this meeting.  The concentration was on projects that the community had identified that would give Lakes...

Local football will return this Sunday with the East Gippsland Junior Football Association finals getting underway under strict COVID guidelines.The weakening of restrictions at 11.59pm on Tuesday meant community sport could return with numerous rules to follow.East Gippsland Football Netball League and Gippsland league will return to action a week later on August 7, with revised fixtures for...

Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, Cindy McLeash, visited last Tuesday and met with Lakes Entrance business owners and members of the Lakes Entrance Action Development Association Business Tourism and Events (LEADA BTE) committee. The meeting saw a diverse range of subjects covered to familiarise the MP with the area. She was interested to see how COVID lockdowns are affecting...

It’s official – Lakes Entrance is one of Victoria’s most outstanding tourist destinations. The town was awarded a silver medal behind state winner Ballarat at the inaugural  Top Tourism Town Awards  announced  last Wednesday, July 14.   The awards, hosted by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC)  at Bendigo Art Gallery, saw the East Gippsland town beat out...

Lakes Entrance construction company, SCA Homes, received top honours at the South East Master Builders Regional Building Awards recently. SCA Homes was named Residential Builder of the Year (South East) for its Lake Tyers Beach project, while also being awarded for Best Custom Home $400,000 - $500,000 for the same Lake Tyers project. The judges found this modern home designed by Lake Tyers Beach...